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Winner — 1983
B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 61.8%INC 36.8%1 others 1.3%
Votes
34,439
61.9% share
Winning margin
13,932
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.2%
of 81,603
Kottur is a safe seat — B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA won by 25.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA | Janata | 34,439 | 61.9% |
| 2 | M. M. J. SADYOATHA | Congress (I) | 20,507 | 36.8% |
| 3 | M. G. SWAMY | IND | 736 | 1.3% |
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.
Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 2.6% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
168th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
84th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.9%INC 36.8%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.