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Winner — 1983
H. G. CHANNAPPA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 47.7%JNP 45.1%4 others 7.2%
Votes
30,947
47.7% share
Winning margin
1,670
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.3%
of 92,316
A closely fought contest. H. G. CHANNAPPA won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. G. CHANNAPPA | Congress (I) | 30,947 | 47.7% |
| 2 | T. A. RANGAIAH | Janata | 29,277 | 45.1% |
| 3 | T. C. NAGARAJU | Lok Dal | 3,837 | 5.9% |
| 4 | VENKATESHAIAH | IND | 379 | 0.6% |
| 5 | B. L. PRSANNAKUMARA GUPTA | IND | 372 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SOLUR VASUDEVA SETTY | ICJ | 109 | 0.2% |
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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.6% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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117th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
112th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.7%JNP 45.1%LKD 5.9%OTH 1.3%
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.