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Winner — 1978
K.B.SHIVAIAH
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 37.7%JNP 24.7%5 others 37.5%
Votes
19,639
37.8% share
Winning margin
6,785
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.6%
of 72,650
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.B.SHIVAIAH |  INC(I)INC | 19,639 | 37.8% |
| 2 | PUTTAVEER THARAK | Janata | 12,854 | 24.7% |
| 3 | M.LINGANNA | IND | 9,724 | 18.7% |
| 4 | D.T.JAYAKUMAR | INC | 7,760 | 14.9% |
| 5 | L.NAGAPPA | IND | 1,244 | 2.4% |
| 6 | M.KRISHNAIAH | IND | 738 | 1.4% |
| 7 | N.C. SANJEEVAN | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (106th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.1% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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106th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
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187th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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105th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 37.8%JNP 24.7%IND 18.7%INC 14.9%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
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