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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 97 · 1989

Doddaballapur

Winner — 1989

R. L. JALAPPA
JD· National Front
JD 49.8%INC 46.2%10 others 4.0%
Votes
48,096
49.8% share
Winning margin
3,519
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,32,805

A closely fought contest. R. L. JALAPPA won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. L. JALAPPA
National Front
48,09649.8%
2
V. KRISHNAPPA
INC
44,57746.1%
3
J. K. SRINIVASAMURTHY
JNP(JP)
3,0373.1%
4
K. RANGASHAMAIAH
IND
1830.2%
5
M. SANJEEVAPPA
IND
1780.2%
6
T. JANARDHAN
IND
1340.1%
7
RAJANNA K.
IND
1300.1%
8
K. NAGARAJ
IND
910.1%
9
V. ASWATHAPPA
IND
580.1%
10
B. NARAYANASWAMY
IND
530.1%
11
V. M. NARAYANAPPA
IND
260.0%
12
HANUMANTHAPPA
IND
210.0%

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
3.6%
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
JD 49.8%INC 46.1%OTH 4.0%

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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