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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1983

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Winner — 1983

G. SHANKAR GOUD
INC· Congress (I)
INC 42.9%IND 29.6%3 others 27.6%
Votes
29,572
42.9% share
Winning margin
9,191
13.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,12,162

A clear win with a 13.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. SHANKAR GOUD
INC
Congress (I)
29,57242.9%
2
GUJJALA HANUMANTHAPPA
IND
20,38129.6%
3
B. KONDAIAH
JNP
Janata
16,61124.1%
4
J. G. GADIGEPPA
BJP
BJP
2,1453.1%
5
SREENIVASA SETTY
IND
2560.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.9% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
164th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
31st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%IND 29.6%JNP 24.1%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
🏛️

Ancient Site, Udchan

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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