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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1985Reserved (ST)

Gokak

Winner — 1985

MUTTENNAVAR MALLAPPA LAXMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.0%INC 45.5%4 others 2.5%
Votes
33,806
52.0% share
Winning margin
4,269
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.4%
of 96,334

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUTTENNAVAR MALLAPPA LAXMAN
Janata
33,80652.0%
2
JARKIHOLI RAMAPPA LAXMAN
INC
29,53745.5%
3
C. RUDRAPPA
BJP
5830.9%
4
NAYAK CHINTRAPPA HANAMATAPPA
IND
4500.7%
5
MYAKALYAGOL KENCHAVA SOMAPPA
IND
3700.6%
6
KAMALA NARAYAN BAGADI
IND
2210.3%

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.

Average turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 5.7% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
65th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
168th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.0%INC 45.5%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

6 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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