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Winner — 1983
LOKAYYA SHETTY
JNP· Janata
JNP 61.8%INC 38.2%
Votes
29,082
61.8% share
Winning margin
11,131
23.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
63.6%
of 73,922
Surathkal is a safe seat — LOKAYYA SHETTY won by 23.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LOKAYYA SHETTY | Janata | 29,082 | 61.8% |
| 2 | ADYANTHAYA N. M. | Congress (I) | 17,951 | 38.2% |
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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 2.3% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
lowerhigher
6th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
204th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.8%INC 38.2%
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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