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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 177 · 1983

Hubli Rural

Winner — 1983

BOMMAI SOMAPPA RAYAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.4%INC 34.9%4 others 15.8%
Votes
31,644
49.4% share
Winning margin
9,303
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.7%
of 99,106

A clear win with a 14.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BOMMAI SOMAPPA RAYAPPA
Janata
31,64449.4%
2
WALI RACHAPPA GANGAPPA
Congress (I)
22,34134.9%
3
SHINDHE HANAMANTAPPA NAGAPPA
BJP
9,38814.7%
4
JANVEKAR FAKIRAHMED ABBASAHEB
IND
2510.4%
5
HANUMANTAGOUDA BASAGOUDA PATIL
IND
2490.4%
6
ASUTI NEELAKANTHA SHIVAPPA
IND
2060.3%

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 (193rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
193rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.19
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
40th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.4%INC 34.9%BJP 14.7%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
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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