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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Kolar Gold Fields

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Winner — 1985

T. S. MANI
CPM· Left
CPM 51.0%IND 22.6%8 others 26.4%
Votes
28,325
51.0% share
Winning margin
15,780
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
67.0%
of 82,815

Kolar Gold Fields is a safe seat — T. S. MANI won by 28.4%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
T. S. MANI
CPM
Left
28,32551.0%
2
M. BACKTHAVACHALAM
IND
12,54522.6%
3
C. M. ARUMUGHAM
IND
9,42117.0%
4
S. RAJAGOPAL
INC
INC
3,9777.2%
5
K. NADARAJAN
BJP
BJP
8301.5%
6
S. DINAKARAN
IND
1530.3%
7
B. DEENADHAYAL
IND
870.2%
8
K. MOORTHY
IND
840.1%
9
N. KUMAR
IND
550.1%
10
CHANDRAGANDHI, M.
IND
360.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 51.0%IND 22.6%IND 17.0%INC 7.2%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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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