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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1985

Sankeshwar

Winner — 1985

PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD
INC· INC
INC 50.7%JNP 45.8%5 others 3.5%
Votes
31,643
50.6% share
Winning margin
3,016
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.3%
of 88,831

A closely fought contest. PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PATIL MALHARGOUDA SHANKARGOUD
INC
31,64350.6%
2
KARAGUPPI PRABHAKAR SHIVAMALLAPPA
Janata
28,62745.8%
3
APPASAHEB RAOSAHEB PATIL
IND
7851.3%
4
KASABEKAR ANANT ARJUN
IND
5950.9%
5
MATHAPATI SHIVAYYA DUNDAYYA
IND
4580.7%
6
RUDRAGOUDA BALASAHEB PATIL
IND
2330.4%
7
SHANTILAL HANSAJI SHAH
IND
1310.2%

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 (180th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
180th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
87th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%JNP 45.8%OTH 3.5%

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?

13 locations
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