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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1985

Kallambella

Winner — 1985

B. L. GOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.2%INC 38.7%7 others 6.1%
Votes
36,027
55.2% share
Winning margin
10,783
16.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.4%
of 91,388

Kallambella is a safe seat — B. L. GOWDA won by 16.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. L. GOWDA
Janata
36,02755.2%
2
S. LINGAIAH
INC
25,24438.7%
3
H. N. BHASMANGI RUDRAIAH
Lok Dal
2,4623.8%
4
G. SRINVASA MURTHY
BJP
6301.0%
5
MOHAMED ANWAR
IND
3140.5%
6
BHEEMAIAH
IND
2610.4%
7
BHEEMANAIK
IND
2390.4%
8
M. P. KATAPPA
IND
660.1%
9
N. HANUMANTHAIAH
IND
290.0%

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 (133rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.8% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
133rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.2%INC 38.7%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma

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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