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Winner — 1983
B. S. YEDIYURAPPA
BJP· BJP
BJP 64.2%INC 29.2%4 others 6.6%
Votes
40,687
64.2% share
Winning margin
22,183
35.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 87,794
Shikaripur is a safe seat — B. S. YEDIYURAPPA won by 35.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. YEDIYURAPPA | BJP | 40,687 | 64.2% |
| 2 | K. YENKATAPPA | Congress (I) | 18,504 | 29.2% |
| 3 | H. S. MEHABOOB | Janata | 1,956 | 3.1% |
| 4 | C. BASHA | IND | 1,593 | 2.5% |
| 5 | MAHADEVAPPA | IND | 517 | 0.8% |
| 6 | K. H. NAGARAJ | IND | 121 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
219th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
27th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.2%INC 29.2%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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