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Winner — 1983
P. RAMDEV
JNP· Janata
JNP 66.0%INC 22.2%8 others 11.8%
Votes
43,083
66.0% share
Winning margin
28,600
43.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
59.6%
of 1,09,460
Malleswaram is a safe seat — P. RAMDEV won by 43.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. RAMDEV | Janata | 43,083 | 66.0% |
| 2 | K. V. ACHAR | Congress (I) | 14,483 | 22.2% |
| 3 | N. A. CHIDAMBARA | BJP | 6,042 | 9.3% |
| 4 | RADHAKRISHNA | IND | 400 | 0.6% |
| 5 | B. C. MANGALADAIAH | IND | 373 | 0.6% |
| 6 | LALITHAMMA | IND | 271 | 0.4% |
| 7 | M. KRISHNA RAO | ICJ | 254 | 0.4% |
| 8 | J. G. PRASAD | IND | 200 | 0.3% |
| 9 | J. SHIVARAM | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 10 | H. K. BASAVARAJU | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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103rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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101st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 66.0%INC 22.2%BJP 9.3%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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