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Winner — 1985
B. SHANKARA
IND
IND 42.4%INC 37.0%4 others 20.5%
Votes
26,288
42.4% share
Winning margin
3,350
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.9%
of 92,562
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SHANKARA | IND | 26,288 | 42.4% |
| 2 | C. R. SAGEER AHAMED | INC | 22,938 | 37.0% |
| 3 | H. A. NARAYANA GOWDA | Janata | 11,795 | 19.0% |
| 4 | RAJAIAH | IND | 798 | 1.3% |
| 5 | R. L. TUKARAM | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 6 | L. V. KRISHNA MURTHY | IND | 33 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (214th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.2% · max 25.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
214th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.4%INC 37.0%JNP 19.0%OTH 1.5%
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?
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