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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 178 · 1989

Kalghatgi

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Winner — 1989

SHIDDANAGOUDAR PARWAT AGOUDA
JD· National Front
JD 27.4%KRS 26.4%10 others 46.3%
Votes
19,417
27.4% share
Winning margin
717
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,06,247

Kalghatgi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 717 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIDDANAGOUDAR PARWAT AGOUDA
JD
National Front
19,41727.4%
2
KELAGERI MAHADEVAPPA SANGAPPA
KRS
18,70026.4%
3
MANORAMA VICTOR BUNIYAN
INC
INC
14,46720.4%
4
JAKOB P. J.
IND
10,89615.4%
5
YADAVA KESHAVARAO MARUTIRAO
IND
2,1703.1%
6
GURUPPANAVAR VEERAPPA BASAVANTAPPA
CPI
Left
2,0072.8%
7
NESRAGI SHANKARALING BASAVANNEPPA
JNP(JP)
1,7502.5%
8
KAMPLI KURAVATTEPPA CHANABASAPPA
IND
4570.6%
9
YAKASALPUR GANGAPPA PANCHALINGAPPA
IND
3060.4%
10
MARIKENCHANNAVAR MALLAPPA BHEEMAPPA
IND
2560.4%
11
MENASINAKI SHANMUKHAPPA GURAPPA
IND
2560.4%
12
BADIGAR VIRUPAKAPPA BASAVANTAPPA
IND
2490.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 1.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
2nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 27.4%KRS 26.4%INC 20.4%IND 15.4%OTH 10.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

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