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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1985

Jayanagar

Winner — 1985

M. CHANDRASEKHAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.1%INC 38.1%4 others 7.9%
Votes
42,391
54.1% share
Winning margin
12,549
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.4%
of 1,49,537

Jayanagar is a safe seat — M. CHANDRASEKHAR won by 16.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. CHANDRASEKHAR
Janata
42,39154.1%
2
RAMALINGA REDDY
INC
29,84238.1%
3
M. GOPALAKRISHNA ADIGA
BJP
5,0436.4%
4
SAFEERULLA KHAN
Lok Dal
9601.2%
5
ARUNA
IND
960.1%
6
SYED MUNEER AHMED
IND
810.1%

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 (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.9% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
82nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
88th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.1%INC 38.1%BJP 6.4%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

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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