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Winner — 1978
K.PUTTASWAMY
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.5%INC(I) 40.3%5 others 5.2%
Votes
24,524
54.5% share
Winning margin
6,421
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.9%
of 71,516
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.PUTTASWAMY | Janata | 24,524 | 54.5% |
| 2 | B.N. KENGEGOWDA |  INC(I)INC | 18,103 | 40.3% |
| 3 | M.N. THIMMAIAH | INC | 1,489 | 3.3% |
| 4 | N.G. KEMPEGOWDA | IND | 257 | 0.6% |
| 5 | C.SAMPATH | IND | 230 | 0.5% |
| 6 | B.P.T.VITTAL | IND | 189 | 0.4% |
| 7 | H.S. RAMESHCHANDRA | IND | 177 | 0.4% |
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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 6.6% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
50th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
183rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.5%INC(I) 40.3%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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