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Winner — 1978
H.K.SHIVARUDRAPPA
IND
IND 39.5%IND 39.2%3 others 21.3%
Votes
27,141
39.5% share
Winning margin
271
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.7%
of 85,101
Gundlupet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 271 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.K.SHIVARUDRAPPA | IND | 27,141 | 39.5% |
| 2 | K.S. NAGARATHANAMMA | IND | 26,870 | 39.1% |
| 3 | H.N. SRIKANTA SHETTY |  INC(I)INC | 11,438 | 16.7% |
| 4 | P.SHANKARA | IND | 1,815 | 2.6% |
| 5 | A.SIDDARAJU | IND | 1,366 | 2.0% |
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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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94th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
145th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.5%IND 39.1%INC(I) 16.7%OTH 4.6%
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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