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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1983Reserved (SC)

Kamalapur

Winner — 1983

GOVIND P. VADEYRAJ
INC· Congress (I)
INC 48.7%JNP 35.5%5 others 15.8%
Votes
18,830
48.7% share
Winning margin
5,117
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.8%
of 79,219

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOVIND P. VADEYRAJ
Congress (I)
18,83048.7%
2
SHAMARAO PYATI
Janata
13,71335.5%
3
GUNDAPPA CHANDAPPA
Lok Dal
3,2468.4%
4
SADASHIVA MAPANNA
IND
9472.5%
5
RUKKANNA R. HATAGUNDI
IND
7922.0%
6
BHIMASHA SINGE
IND
7562.0%
7
DHARAMARAJ HANUMANAND
IND
3550.9%

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 (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 4.2% · max 51.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.7%JNP 35.5%LKD 8.4%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

🏛️MonumentASI

Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

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