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Winner — 1983
P. G. R. SINDHIA
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.5%INC 38.4%2 others 3.2%
Votes
37,467
58.5% share
Winning margin
12,864
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
75.1%
of 85,363
Kanakapura is a safe seat — P. G. R. SINDHIA won by 20.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. G. R. SINDHIA | Janata | 37,467 | 58.5% |
| 2 | C. APPAJI | Congress (I) | 24,603 | 38.4% |
| 3 | B. BASAVAIAH | ICJ | 1,020 | 1.6% |
| 4 | P. R. ANANTHA SWAMY | BJP | 999 | 1.6% |
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.
High turnout (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 3.4% · max 50.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
29th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
138th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.5%INC 38.4%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.