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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1989

Malleswaram

Winner — 1989

JEEVARAJ ALVA
JD· National Front
JD 42.5%IND 38.1%8 others 19.4%
Votes
34,955
42.5% share
Winning margin
3,670
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.4%
of 1,54,060

A closely fought contest. JEEVARAJ ALVA won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JEEVARAJ ALVA
National Front
34,95542.5%
2
P. RAMDEV
IND
31,28538.1%
3
R. VENUGOPALA REDDY
JNP(JP)
8,68210.6%
4
SAROJINI MUTHANNA
BJP
5,3896.6%
5
K. UMA
5260.6%
6
K. G. THIMMAIAH
IND
4440.5%
7
C. RAMU
LKD(B)
2920.4%
8
P. S. DEVENDRA
IND
2320.3%
9
VEDAVYSA
IND
2120.3%
10
B. C. M. AIAH
IND
1870.2%

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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
103rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
101st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.5%IND 38.1%JNP(JP) 10.6%BJP 6.6%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

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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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