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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1983

Bellary

Winner — 1983

M. RAMAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.1%INC 42.7%2 others 7.2%
Votes
30,350
50.1% share
Winning margin
4,474
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.9%
of 1,06,470

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. RAMAPPA
Janata
30,35050.1%
2
RAJA SAHEB
Congress (I)
25,87642.7%
3
Y. CHANGALAPPA
BJP
3,4405.7%
4
N. V. PRAKASH RAO
IND
9311.5%

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.

Average turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
165th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
133rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.1%INC 42.7%BJP 5.7%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin
🏛️

Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

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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