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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Malavalli
Winner — 1978
K.L. MARISWAMI
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.9%INC(I) 45.8%1 others 8.3%
Votes
27,774
45.9% share
Winning margin
62
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
73.2%
of 82,624
Malavalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 62 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.L. MARISWAMI | Janata | 27,774 | 45.9% |
| 2 | M. SHIVAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 27,712 | 45.8% |
| 3 | M. MALIKARJNNA SWAMY | INC | 4,998 | 8.3% |
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
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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88th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.9%INC(I) 45.8%INC 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.