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Winner — 1989
K. N. SOMASUNDARAM
INC· INC
INC 50.7%JD 33.5%3 others 15.7%
Votes
28,722
50.7% share
Winning margin
9,732
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
54.5%
of 1,03,921
Krishnaraj is a safe seat — K. N. SOMASUNDARAM won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. N. SOMASUNDARAM | INC | 28,722 | 50.7% |
| 2 | VEDANTHA HEMMIGE | National Front | 18,990 | 33.5% |
| 3 | H. VEERARHADRAIAH | BJP | 5,830 | 10.3% |
| 4 | C. N. N. MURTHY | JNP(JP) | 2,871 | 5.1% |
| 5 | S. G. KUMARA ARADHYA | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.0% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
90th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%JD 33.5%BJP 10.3%JNP(JP) 5.1%OTH 0.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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