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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1983Reserved (SC)
Shanthinagar
Winner — 1983
P. D. GOVINDA RAJ
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.9%INC 30.8%5 others 9.3%
Votes
29,404
59.9% share
Winning margin
14,262
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.6%
of 86,762
Shanthinagar is a safe seat — P. D. GOVINDA RAJ won by 29.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. D. GOVINDA RAJ | Janata | 29,404 | 59.9% |
| 2 | P. K. RANGANATHAN | Congress (I) | 15,142 | 30.9% |
| 3 | M. S. KANAGARAJAN | BJP | 1,930 | 3.9% |
| 4 | S. RAMANUJA | IND | 837 | 1.7% |
| 5 | RAMA MURTY N. | ICS | 836 | 1.7% |
| 6 | GANESH K. | IND | 478 | 1.0% |
| 7 | L. KRISHNA MURTHY | IND | 462 | 0.9% |
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 (125th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
125th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
77th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.9%INC 30.9%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.