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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 164 · 1985

Hosanagar

Winner — 1985

B. SWAMYRAO
INC· INC
INC 50.0%JNP 46.5%8 others 3.6%
Votes
35,155
50.0% share
Winning margin
2,461
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.1%
of 94,943

A closely fought contest. B. SWAMYRAO won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. SWAMYRAO
INC
35,15550.0%
2
G. NANJUNDAPPA
Janata
32,69446.5%
3
H. M. PUTTASWAMY
IND
7611.1%
4
GOVINDEGOWDA
IND
6160.9%
5
T. R. KRISHNAPPA
IND
3440.5%
6
T. SURENDRA PRABHU
IND
2790.4%
7
A. GANGADHAR
IND
2510.4%
8
S.A. SIBBA SETTY
IND
1090.1%
9
M. ABDUL JABBAR
IND
820.1%
10
C.V. PARAMASHIVAPPA
IND
670.1%

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 (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
201st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.0%JNP 46.5%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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