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Winner — 1985
K. VENKATESH
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.8%INC 27.5%4 others 32.6%
Votes
31,764
39.8% share
Winning margin
9,813
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.9%
of 1,03,711
A clear win with a 12.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. VENKATESH | Janata | 31,764 | 39.8% |
| 2 | L. ANAND | INC | 21,951 | 27.5% |
| 3 | H. SANNAPPA | IND | 14,678 | 18.4% |
| 4 | K. R. THAMMAIAH | BJP | 9,677 | 12.1% |
| 5 | NINGAMMA | IND | 872 | 1.1% |
| 6 | AKHILA CHAKRAVARTHI MALLESH MAHARAJA | IND | 784 | 1.0% |
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 (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.5% · max 18.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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153rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
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160th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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158th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.8%INC 27.5%IND 18.4%BJP 12.1%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
2 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.