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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 126 · 1985Reserved (ST)
Virajpet
Winner — 1985
SUMA VASANTHA
INC· INC
INC 54.9%JNP 38.0%1 others 7.1%
Votes
26,716
54.9% share
Winning margin
8,220
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
55.6%
of 87,582
Virajpet is a safe seat — SUMA VASANTHA won by 16.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUMA VASANTHA | INC | 26,716 | 54.9% |
| 2 | H. D. RAJAN | Janata | 18,496 | 38.0% |
| 3 | APPANNA RAO M. E. | BJP | 3,449 | 7.1% |
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 (87th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.7% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
87th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
167th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%JNP 38.0%BJP 7.1%
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.