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Winner — 1983
V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 44.8%INC 37.3%2 others 17.9%
Votes
22,909
44.8% share
Winning margin
3,847
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.3%
of 73,817
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR | BJP | 22,909 | 44.8% |
| 2 | P. F. RODRIGUES | Congress (I) | 19,062 | 37.3% |
| 3 | PADMANABHA K. M. | Janata | 7,290 | 14.3% |
| 4 | K. ABOOBAKAR PRAVAKARA |  MUL | 1,872 | 3.7% |
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 (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.3% · max 15.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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12th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
218th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.8%INC 37.3%JNP 14.3%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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