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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1994Reserved (SC)

Malavalli

Winner — 1994

SOMASEKHAR B.
JD· Janata Dal
JD 64.3%INC 27.6%6 others 8.1%
Votes
63,808
64.3% share
Winning margin
36,373
36.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.7%
of 1,34,591

Malavalli is a safe seat — SOMASEKHAR B. won by 36.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOMASEKHAR B.
Janata Dal
63,80864.3%
2
MALLAJAMMA
INC
27,43527.6%
3
KEMPARAJU
KCP
2,9092.9%
4
SIDDARAMU M.
BJP
2,3962.4%
5
NANJUNDASWAMY
1,0671.1%
6
LINGARAJAMURTHY M.L.
IND
1,0131.0%
7
M.S. NAGARAJU
IND
4100.4%
8
SHANKAR M.D.
IND
2100.2%

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 (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
36.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
88th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 64.3%INC 27.6%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton based processing (ginning) & garmenting🏺Millets
🏛️

Kalleswara Swami Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kalleswara Swami 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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