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Winner — 1985
RAMANATH RAI
INC· INC
INC 50.0%BJP 34.8%2 others 15.3%
Votes
26,344
50.0% share
Winning margin
8,016
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.8%
of 76,582
Bantwal is a safe seat — RAMANATH RAI won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMANATH RAI | INC | 26,344 | 50.0% |
| 2 | N. SHIVA RAO | BJP | 18,328 | 34.8% |
| 3 | B. VISHWANATH NAIK | Left | 7,316 | 13.9% |
| 4 | SHEIKH IBRAHIM SAHEB | IND | 742 | 1.4% |
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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 5.4% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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9th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
127th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.0%BJP 34.8%CPI 13.9%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
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