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Winner — 1983
K. G. SRINIVASA MURTHY
JNP· Janata
JNP 61.6%INC 34.9%4 others 3.5%
Votes
38,723
61.6% share
Winning margin
16,802
26.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.0%
of 86,076
Sathanur is a safe seat — K. G. SRINIVASA MURTHY won by 26.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. G. SRINIVASA MURTHY | Janata | 38,723 | 61.6% |
| 2 | V. C. SIYARAMU | Congress (I) | 21,921 | 34.9% |
| 3 | M. RAMAIAH | IND | 798 | 1.3% |
| 4 | K. P. MALLESHAM | IND | 788 | 1.3% |
| 5 | H. M. RAMASWAMY | IND | 452 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BASAPPA BASAVALINGAPPA | IND | 182 | 0.3% |
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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.5% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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119th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.6%INC 34.9%OTH 3.5%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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