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Winner — 2004
PADMANABHA KOTTARI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.0%INC 47.7%4 others 4.3%
Votes
60,250
48.0% share
Winning margin
391
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,60,564
Vittal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 391 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PADMANABHA KOTTARI | NDA (NDA) | 60,250 | 48.0% |
| 2 | IBRAHIM KM | UPA | 59,859 | 47.7% |
| 3 | RADHAKRISHNA RAI B | 2,348 | 1.9% | |
| 4 | DAMODARA POOJARI N | KNDP | 1,435 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KESHAVA NAIK P | JP | 1,095 | 0.9% |
| 6 | AMINABI SHEIKH |  MUL | 496 | 0.4% |
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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.
High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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15th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
215th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 47.7%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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