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Winner — 1985
B. S. YEDIYURAPPA
BJP· BJP
BJP 53.5%INC 37.7%6 others 8.8%
Votes
39,077
53.5% share
Winning margin
11,555
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.1%
of 97,200
Shikaripur is a safe seat — B. S. YEDIYURAPPA won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. S. YEDIYURAPPA | BJP | 39,077 | 53.5% |
| 2 | MAHADEVANA GOWDARU M. PATIL | INC | 27,522 | 37.7% |
| 3 | H. TASVEER AHMAD | Janata | 4,967 | 6.8% |
| 4 | H. K. LAXMANA GOWDA | IND | 793 | 1.1% |
| 5 | B. RAMA NAIK | IND | 333 | 0.5% |
| 6 | B. H. PRAKASH | IND | 170 | 0.2% |
| 7 | H. RUDRAPPA | IND | 119 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ISMAIL SAB | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
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 (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
219th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
27th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%INC 37.7%JNP 6.8%OTH 2.0%
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
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