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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Heggadadevanakote

Winner — 1985

M. SHIVANNA
INC· INC
INC 39.3%JNP 36.8%5 others 24.0%
Votes
26,286
39.3% share
Winning margin
1,685
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,03,108

A closely fought contest. M. SHIVANNA won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. SHIVANNA
INC
26,28639.3%
2
H. B. CHALUVAIAH
Janata
24,60136.8%
3
M. P. VENTATESH
IND
12,71919.0%
4
B. K. BETTAIAH
IND
2,1523.2%
5
B. N. CHELUVARAJU
IND
6310.9%
6
ROSAIAH V.
IND
3940.6%
7
CHANNAIAH
IND
1430.2%

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 (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
60th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
121st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.3%JNP 36.8%IND 19.0%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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