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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 174 · 1985
Dharwad Rural
Winner — 1985
DESAI AYYAPPA BASAVARAJ
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.8%INC 41.0%2 others 1.2%
Votes
35,492
57.8% share
Winning margin
10,293
16.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.0%
of 87,722
Dharwad Rural is a safe seat — DESAI AYYAPPA BASAVARAJ won by 16.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DESAI AYYAPPA BASAVARAJ | Janata | 35,492 | 57.8% |
| 2 | PUDAKALAKATTI CHANNABASAPPA VIRUPAXAPPA | INC | 25,199 | 41.0% |
| 3 | GUDASALAMANI DAVALSAB IMAMSAB | IND | 587 | 1.0% |
| 4 | KUSUGAL CHANNABASAPPA SHIDDABASAPPA | IND | 158 | 0.3% |
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 (208th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 2.7% · max 31.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
208th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
9th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.8%INC 41.0%OTH 1.2%
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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