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Winner — 1983
M. MAHADEV
INC· Congress (I)
INC 38.6%JNP 38.5%7 others 22.8%
Votes
19,124
38.6% share
Winning margin
45
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.7%
of 79,024
Nanjangud was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 45 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. MAHADEV | Congress (I) | 19,124 | 38.6% |
| 2 | K. NARASEGOWDA | Janata | 19,079 | 38.5% |
| 3 | H. LINGAPPA | BJP | 4,635 | 9.4% |
| 4 | MALLANNA | IND | 3,852 | 7.8% |
| 5 | MADA SETTY | IND | 864 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SRINIVASEGOWDA | IND | 845 | 1.7% |
| 7 | KATOOR SIDDANAIKA | IND | 502 | 1.0% |
| 8 | N. S. RAJA IYYANAGAR | ICJ | 342 | 0.7% |
| 9 | RAMACHANDRA | IND | 272 | 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 (106th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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106th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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105th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.6%JNP 38.5%BJP 9.4%IND 7.8%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
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