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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1985

Malleswaram

Winner — 1985

M. RAGHUPATHY
JNP· Janata
JNP 56.3%INC 24.5%15 others 19.2%
Votes
38,445
56.3% share
Winning margin
21,699
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,20,202

Malleswaram is a safe seat — M. RAGHUPATHY won by 31.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. RAGHUPATHY
Janata
38,44556.3%
2
VIJOILAKSHAMI RAM BHAT
INC
16,74624.5%
3
T. VENKATESH
IND
11,09216.2%
4
SUNDER BABU SHETTY
Lok Dal
1,0121.5%
5
BALARAM
IND
2490.4%
6
MADA RAJ
IND
1240.2%
7
T. DODDATHIMAIAH
IND
1160.2%
8
K. SURENDRA BABU
IND
1040.1%
9
B. K. VENKATESHA
IND
810.1%
10
K. B. SIKANDAR
IND
730.1%
11
P. V. LAKSHAMANAN
IND
550.1%
12
CHANDRASHEKAR B. M.
IND
470.1%
13
C. SOMASHEKAR
IND
460.1%
14
R. NARAYANA
IND
310.1%
15
SHIVAKUMAR
IND
280.0%
16
B. C. M. AIM. ALIAS B. C. M. NANGALADAIAH
IND
260.0%
17
JAYARAJ
IND
190.0%

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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
103rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
101st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 56.3%INC 24.5%IND 16.2%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

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