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Winner — 1978
BETTASWAMY GOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.1%INC(I) 40.7%5 others 10.2%
Votes
31,628
49.1% share
Winning margin
5,373
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.5%
of 84,267
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BETTASWAMY GOWDA | Janata | 31,628 | 49.1% |
| 2 | HULIKATTE G. CHANNAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 26,255 | 40.7% |
| 3 | HARTHI G. CHANNAPPA | INC | 4,311 | 6.7% |
| 4 | C.R. VENKATAPPA | IND | 1,137 | 1.8% |
| 5 | B.L. PRASANNA KUMARA GUPTA | IND | 606 | 0.9% |
| 6 | M.G. JAYANANDASWAMY | IND | 305 | 0.5% |
| 7 | H.S. GAGANNA | IND | 206 | 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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.6% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
117th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
112th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.1%INC(I) 40.7%INC 6.7%OTH 3.5%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.