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Winner — 1978
K. RAMA BHAT
JNP· Janata
JNP 43.3%INC(I) 42.2%1 others 14.4%
Votes
25,751
43.3% share
Winning margin
642
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
77.8%
of 76,445
Puttur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 642 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. RAMA BHAT | Janata | 25,751 | 43.3% |
| 2 | BETTA P. ISHWARA BHAT |  INC(I)INC | 25,109 | 42.2% |
| 3 | B. HUKRAPPA | IND | 8,585 | 14.4% |
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.
High turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.4% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
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17th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
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100th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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198th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 43.3%INC(I) 42.2%IND 14.4%
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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