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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 202 · 1985 by-elections

Hukkeri

Winner — 1985 by-elections

K.U.VISHWANATH
JNP 69.9%INC 28.3%3 others 1.9%
Votes
37,234
69.8% share
Winning margin
22,168
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5

Hukkeri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 22,168 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.U.VISHWANATH
37,2340.0%
2
M.S.S.SHIVALINGAPPA
15,0660.0%
3
K.K.BALAPPA
IND
5030.0%
4
V.NAGARAJ
IND
2920.0%
5
G.S.NILAKHE
IND
2100.0%

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 (152nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
152nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
103rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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