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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Pavagada

Winner — 1985

SOMLA NAIK
JNP· Janata
JNP 53.1%INC 38.1%9 others 8.8%
Votes
40,964
53.1% share
Winning margin
11,563
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,15,444

A clear win with a 15.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOMLA NAIK
Janata
40,96453.1%
2
UGRANARASIMHAPPA
INC
29,40138.1%
3
DODDANANJAIAH
IND
1,9922.6%
4
NAGAPPA, G. S.
IND
1,6852.2%
5
IDAGUR GANGADHARA
IND
9521.2%
6
THIMMARAYAPPA, K. R.
IND
8051.0%
7
JAYAMMA, N.
IND
4050.5%
8
GANGAPPA, D.
IND
2850.4%
9
ANTHURAIAH
IND
2770.4%
10
ANJANAPPA, P.
IND
2170.3%
11
THIPPESWAMY, N.
IND
1350.2%

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.

Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 4.6% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
137th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
164th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 53.1%INC 38.1%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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