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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1978

Bharathinagar

Winner — 1978

MICHEL B. FERNANEDS
JNP· Janata
JNP 29.4%INC(I) 28.1%8 others 42.5%
Votes
14,106
29.4% share
Winning margin
608
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.9%
of 75,103

Bharathinagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 608 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MICHEL B. FERNANEDS
Janata
14,10629.4%
2
MUNISWAMY M.
INC(I)
INC
13,49828.1%
3
POOSALINGAM D.
9,43419.7%
4
PADMANABHAN R.
ADK
AIADMK
5,70911.9%
5
MOHAMAD DASTAGIR
IND
2,0894.3%
6
GANGARAJ H.D.
INC
1,5663.3%
7
BASHKARAN D.
IND
8441.8%
8
JAYARAM ALIAS MASSAY M.
4010.8%
9
MOHAN M.S.
IND
2380.5%
10
PAUL P.C.G
IND
1120.2%

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 (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
23rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
119th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 29.4%INC(I) 28.1%DMK 19.7%ADK 11.9%OTH 10.9%

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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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