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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Yelahanka
Winner — 1978
B.BASAVALINGAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 53.6%JNP 45.5%1 others 0.9%
Votes
33,662
53.6% share
Winning margin
5,075
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
67.7%
of 92,790
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.BASAVALINGAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 33,662 | 53.6% |
| 2 | D.MUNICHINNAPPA | Janata | 28,587 | 45.5% |
| 3 | CHIKKABALIAPPA | IND | 593 | 0.9% |
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.
Average turnout (109th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.0% · max 35.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
109th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
159th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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136th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 53.6%JNP 45.5%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.