Back to Karnataka 1985 map
Winner — 1985
AMARNATH SHETTY K.
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.7%INC 47.9%2 others 1.4%
Votes
28,683
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,608
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.5%
of 75,897
A closely fought contest. AMARNATH SHETTY K. won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMARNATH SHETTY K. | Janata | 28,683 | 50.7% |
| 2 | K. SOMAPPA SUVARNA | INC | 27,075 | 47.9% |
| 3 | K. SHIVARAYA SHENOY | IND | 525 | 0.9% |
| 4 | D. SHESHAGIRI VALENKAR | IND | 279 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 2.8% · max 19.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
53%
lowerhigher
217th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
2nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.7%INC 47.9%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Aerospace & Defense🏺Handloom Silk Sarees🏺IT/ITES and R&D🏺Ready-made Garment Manufacturing
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.