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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1983

Vittal

Winner — 1983

A. RUKMAYYA POOJARI
BJP· BJP
BJP 37.9%INC 25.1%4 others 37.0%
Votes
22,277
37.9% share
Winning margin
7,498
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.0%
of 81,606

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. RUKMAYYA POOJARI
BJP
22,27737.9%
2
B. SHIVARAMA SHETTY
Congress (I)
14,77925.1%
3
C. ABDUL HAMEED
IND
13,08022.3%
4
B. V. KAKKILLAYA
Left
7,16012.2%
5
THUKRAPPA MERE
IND
1,3982.4%
6
SURYANARAYANA PANJAJE
IND
900.1%

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.

High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
15th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
215th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.9%INC 25.1%IND 22.3%CPI 12.2%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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