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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1985

Rajajinagar

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Winner — 1985

M. S. KRISHNAN
CPI· Left
CPI 47.3%INC 30.2%11 others 22.5%
Votes
45,477
47.3% share
Winning margin
16,480
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.1%
of 1,81,003

Rajajinagar is a safe seat — M. S. KRISHNAN won by 17.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. S. KRISHNAN
CPI
Left
45,47747.3%
2
S. G. VENKATAIAH
INC
INC
28,99730.2%
3
RAMACHANDRA GOWDA
BJP
BJP
17,14417.9%
4
K. M. SOMANNA
LKD
Lok Dal
2,6612.8%
5
K. N. NAGARAJA
IND
5070.5%
6
M. KRISHANA MURTHY
IND
4700.5%
7
H. RAMU
IND
2080.2%
8
K. T. SHIVAIAH
IND
1780.2%
9
D. KRISHNA SWAMY
IND
1180.1%
10
D. V. MAHESH BABU
IND
1150.1%
11
C. S. RAMAPRIYAN
IND
900.1%
12
L. GANGADHAR
IND
580.1%
13
G. M. MUNIRAJU
IND
450.1%

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 (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.3%INC 30.2%BJP 17.9%OTH 4.6%

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?

1 location
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Chapel of Our Lady of Brotas

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