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Winner — 1989
K. BHEEMANNA
IND
IND 32.7%JD 32.4%10 others 34.9%
Votes
20,094
32.7% share
Winning margin
185
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.0%
of 1,27,982
Kalmala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 185 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. BHEEMANNA | IND | 20,094 | 32.7% |
| 2 | MUNIYAPPA | National Front | 19,909 | 32.4% |
| 3 | KRISHNAMURTHY | JNP(JP) | 10,404 | 16.9% |
| 4 | SHANKARGOUDA HARVI | KRS | 8,115 | 13.2% |
| 5 | PARASMAL SUKHANY | IND | 938 | 1.5% |
| 6 | PREM RAJ JAIN HULISETH | IND | 411 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SAWARAPPA | IND | 343 | 0.6% |
| 8 | ISMAIL SAB | IND | 293 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MUTHU SWAMY SETU | IND | 279 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SHIVAMURTHU SWAMY | IND | 272 | 0.4% |
| 11 | HANAMDAS | IND | 255 | 0.4% |
| 12 | V. H. MASTER | IND | 161 | 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 (102nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 6.4% · min 0.3% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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102nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
180th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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91st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.7%JD 32.4%JNP(JP) 16.9%KRS 13.2%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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