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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1985

Tumkur

Winner — 1985

LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.4%INC 36.2%8 others 9.4%
Votes
40,440
54.4% share
Winning margin
13,530
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.3%
of 1,21,302

Tumkur is a safe seat — LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH won by 18.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH
Janata
40,44054.4%
2
ALIYA BEGUM
INC
26,91036.2%
3
S. SHIVANNA
BJP
4,2525.7%
4
B. G. VIJAYA PRAKASH
Lok Dal
1,8712.5%
5
M. S. RAMESH
IND
2450.3%
6
GURUSIDDIAH
IND
2240.3%
7
P. H. NAGARAJ
IND
1610.2%
8
SYED ANVER
IND
1100.1%
9
S. GOWRISHANKARA SWAMU
IND
830.1%
10
G. R. NAGARAJU
IND
490.1%

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 (174th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 1.0% · max 20.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
174th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.58
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
82nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.4%INC 36.2%BJP 5.7%OTH 3.7%

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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