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Winner — 1978
B.N.BACHE GOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.5%INC 27.9%3 others 24.6%
Votes
35,387
47.5% share
Winning margin
14,592
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.2%
of 91,814
Hosakote is a safe seat — B.N.BACHE GOWDA won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.N.BACHE GOWDA | Janata | 35,387 | 47.5% |
| 2 | MUNE GOWDA | INC | 20,795 | 27.9% |
| 3 | M.SOMASEKHARA |  INC(I)INC | 17,050 | 22.9% |
| 4 | ALLAPPA | IND | 879 | 1.2% |
| 5 | J.L.SOUZA | IND | 448 | 0.6% |
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 (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.5% · max 26.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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122nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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207th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.5%INC 27.9%INC(I) 22.9%OTH 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
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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.