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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1985

Lingsugur

Winner — 1985

RANA AMARAPPA NAIK
JNP· Janata
JNP 64.8%INC 28.6%3 others 6.6%
Votes
32,207
64.8% share
Winning margin
17,988
36.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.1%
of 88,630

Lingsugur is a safe seat — RANA AMARAPPA NAIK won by 36.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANA AMARAPPA NAIK
Janata
32,20764.8%
2
K. SANGANAGOUDA
INC
14,21928.6%
3
RAMACHANDRAPPA GEEGEPPA
BJP
1,7543.5%
4
SHIVARAYAPPA DURGAPPA HOSAMANI
IND
1,2792.6%
5
CHANDRASEKAPPA MAHANTAPPA SANTIKELUR
IND
2540.5%

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 (169th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 2.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
169th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
89th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 64.8%INC 28.6%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%

What's nearby?

39 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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