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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1985

Doddaballapur

Winner — 1985

R. L. JALAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 60.6%INC 30.4%5 others 9.0%
Votes
48,238
60.6% share
Winning margin
23,992
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,04,463

Doddaballapur is a safe seat — R. L. JALAPPA won by 30.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. L. JALAPPA
Janata
48,23860.6%
2
SATCHIDANANDA
INC
24,24630.4%
3
K. M. HANUMANTHA RAYAPPA
BJP
5,9677.5%
4
RAHIM BABA
IND
5930.7%
5
V. KRISHNAPPA
IND
2330.3%
6
KMAH GOWDA
IND
2070.3%
7
M. RAMAIAH
IND
1440.2%

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 (47th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.6% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
47th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
81st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 60.6%INC 30.4%BJP 7.5%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
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Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

🏛️MonumentASI

Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

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Ashokan Inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan Inscription

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Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

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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