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Winner — 1978
M.V. RAJASEKHARAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.6%INC(I) 44.1%4 others 7.3%
Votes
34,081
48.6% share
Winning margin
3,137
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 1,04,102
A closely fought contest. M.V. RAJASEKHARAN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V. RAJASEKHARAN | Janata | 34,081 | 48.6% |
| 2 | S.C. VENKATESH |  INC(I)INC | 30,944 | 44.1% |
| 3 | N.CHIKKE GOWDA | INC | 3,632 | 5.2% |
| 4 | CHANDRAPPA | IND | 689 | 1.0% |
| 5 | CHANDRASEKHARAIAH | IND | 607 | 0.9% |
| 6 | K.R. VIJAYKUMAR | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.1% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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62nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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175th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.6%INC(I) 44.1%INC 5.2%OTH 2.2%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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