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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 142 · 1985

Mangalore

Winner — 1985

BLASIUS M. D. SOUZA
INC· INC
INC 44.4%JNP 28.5%3 others 27.0%
Votes
24,494
44.4% share
Winning margin
8,769
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.3%
of 84,377

Mangalore is a safe seat — BLASIUS M. D. SOUZA won by 15.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BLASIUS M. D. SOUZA
INC
24,49444.4%
2
JUDITH MASCARENHAS
Janata
15,72528.5%
3
V. DHANANJAYA KUMAR
BJP
14,24125.8%
4
ADAH HUSSAIN
IND
5971.1%
5
MICHAL SYLVESTER D'SOUZA
IND
700.1%

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.

High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.3% · max 15.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
12th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
218th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%JNP 28.5%BJP 25.8%OTH 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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