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Winner — 1994
DR. U. CHITTARANJAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 50.6%INC 25.6%3 others 23.9%
Votes
45,308
50.5% share
Winning margin
22,377
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,31,889
Bhatkal is a safe seat — DR. U. CHITTARANJAN won by 25.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. U. CHITTARANJAN | BJP | 45,308 | 50.5% |
| 2 | NAIK LAXMI MANJAPPA | INC | 22,931 | 25.6% |
| 3 | GOUDA SHAMBU NARAYAN | Janata Dal | 10,843 | 12.1% |
| 4 | LAXMAN S. NAIK | KCP | 9,600 | 10.7% |
| 5 | LALITA G. HEGDE | Samajwadi Party | 941 | 1.1% |
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.
Low turnout (198th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
198th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
33rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.5%INC 25.6%JD 12.1%KCP 10.7%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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