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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1983Reserved (SC)
Kolar Gold Fields
Winner — 1983
M. BACKTHAVACHALLAM
ADMK· AIADMK
ADMK 35.9%CPM 32.8%5 others 31.3%
Votes
16,234
35.9% share
Winning margin
1,380
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.7%
of 71,078
A closely fought contest. M. BACKTHAVACHALLAM won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. BACKTHAVACHALLAM | AIADMK | 16,234 | 35.9% |
| 2 | T. S. MANI | Left | 14,854 | 32.8% |
| 3 | C. M. ARUMUGHAM | IND | 12,043 | 26.6% |
| 4 | S. RAJAGOPAL | IND | 1,734 | 3.8% |
| 5 | M. MOHAN | IND | 211 | 0.5% |
| 6 | GANESHAN M. | IND | 91 | 0.2% |
| 7 | V. MUTHUKUMAR | IND | 86 | 0.2% |
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 (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADMK 35.9%CPM 32.8%IND 26.6%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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