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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1983Reserved (SC)

Madhugiri

Winner — 1983

RAJAVARDHAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.9%INC 46.8%4 others 5.4%
Votes
29,159
47.9% share
Winning margin
676
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.3%
of 99,312

Madhugiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 676 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJAVARDHAN
Janata
29,15947.9%
2
GANGAHANUMAIAH
Congress (I)
28,48346.8%
3
NAGARATNA
IND
1,0721.8%
4
P. NARASIMHAPPA
IND
9171.5%
5
S. N. NARASIMHALU
IND
6671.1%
6
HULIRAMAIAH
IND
6201.0%

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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 53.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
175th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.9%INC 46.8%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma

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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