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Winner — 1978
D. B. GANGADHARAPPA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.5%JNP 30.7%2 others 12.8%
Votes
36,062
56.5% share
Winning margin
16,477
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
73.3%
of 86,981
Arsikere is a safe seat — D. B. GANGADHARAPPA won by 25.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. B. GANGADHARAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 36,062 | 56.5% |
| 2 | K. N. DURGAPPA SETTY | Janata | 19,585 | 30.7% |
| 3 | G. S. BASAVARAJA | INC | 7,563 | 11.9% |
| 4 | KRISHNA NAIK | IND | 575 | 0.9% |
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 (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.3% · max 25.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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24th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
200th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.5%JNP 30.7%INC 11.9%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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