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Winner — 1983
N. H. GANGADHARA
BJP· BJP
BJP 48.9%JNP 21.1%11 others 30.0%
Votes
21,163
48.9% share
Winning margin
12,047
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.3%
of 75,497
Krishnaraj is a safe seat — N. H. GANGADHARA won by 27.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. H. GANGADHARA | BJP | 21,163 | 48.9% |
| 2 | T. V. SRINIVASA RAO | Janata | 9,116 | 21.1% |
| 3 | J. KAMALARAMAN | Congress (I) | 7,459 | 17.2% |
| 4 | V. VENKATAESH | IND | 3,406 | 7.9% |
| 5 | C. NATARAJ | IND | 556 | 1.3% |
| 6 | VITTALA RAO | IND | 348 | 0.8% |
| 7 | B. K. ATHMARAM | IND | 341 | 0.8% |
| 8 | H. LAKSHMINARAYANA RAO | IND | 306 | 0.7% |
| 9 | G. S. RAMAKRISHNAIAH | IND | 218 | 0.5% |
| 10 | S. P. THIRUMALARAO | IND | 214 | 0.5% |
| 11 | H. R. LALITHA | ICJ | 63 | 0.1% |
| 12 | D. PUTTUSWAMY | IND | 37 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHAHAJADIAMMA | IND | 29 | 0.1% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.0% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
90th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.9%JNP 21.1%INC 17.2%IND 7.9%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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