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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1978

Shivajinagar

Winner — 1978

IBRAHIM C.M.
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.3%INC(I) 38.2%10 others 12.5%
Votes
17,725
49.3% share
Winning margin
4,008
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.0%
of 63,061

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
IBRAHIM C.M.
Janata
17,72549.3%
2
SRINIVASULU NAIDY\U, K.R.
INC(I)
INC
13,71738.2%
3
CHOLAN K.
1,6064.5%
4
ANATHAKRISHNA A.K.
INC
1,2143.4%
5
VITTAL RAO
IND
5391.5%
6
MOHAMED EJAZ
IND
4701.3%
7
RADHAKRISHNA V.G.
ADK
AIADMK
2540.7%
8
GURUSWAMY M.
IND
1150.3%
9
ABDUL SATTAR
IND
1090.3%
10
PALANIYAPPAN M.
IND
700.2%
11
NARAYANAN
IND
590.2%
12
A.R.A. SHUKOOR
IND
520.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.2% · max 21.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
42nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
61st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.3%INC(I) 38.2%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

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