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Winner — 1985
K. KEMPEGOWDA
IND
IND 36.8%INC 36.1%4 others 27.1%
Votes
27,780
36.8% share
Winning margin
480
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 98,573
Pandavapura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 480 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KEMPEGOWDA | IND | 27,780 | 36.8% |
| 2 | K. M. KENGEGOWDA | INC | 27,300 | 36.1% |
| 3 | C. ANNEGOWDA | Janata | 19,339 | 25.6% |
| 4 | C. BORAIAH | IND | 594 | 0.8% |
| 5 | K. S. BALAKRISHNAIAH | IND | 337 | 0.5% |
| 6 | SWAMYGOWDA | IND | 233 | 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.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.5% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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35th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
178th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.8%INC 36.1%JNP 25.6%OTH 1.6%
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?
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