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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Malavalli
Winner — 1985
B. SOMASHEKAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.3%INC 38.8%5 others 2.9%
Votes
43,497
58.3% share
Winning margin
14,546
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,00,154
Malavalli is a safe seat — B. SOMASHEKAR won by 19.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SOMASHEKAR | Janata | 43,497 | 58.3% |
| 2 | H. D. AMARANATHAN | INC | 28,951 | 38.8% |
| 3 | D. R. NANJAIAH | IND | 875 | 1.2% |
| 4 | M. D. KRISHNAPPA | BJP | 489 | 0.7% |
| 5 | M. C. NAMJUNDASWAMY | IND | 389 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KEMPARAJU | IND | 247 | 0.3% |
| 7 | CHETAN KUMAR | IND | 187 | 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 (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.3%INC 38.8%OTH 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
3 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.