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Winner — 1978
B. V. KAKKILAYA
CPI· Left
CPI 51.9%JNP 34.8%3 others 13.3%
Votes
31,030
51.9% share
Winning margin
10,192
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.8%
of 76,831
Vittal is a safe seat — B. V. KAKKILAYA won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. V. KAKKILAYA | Left | 31,030 | 51.9% |
| 2 | B. A. UMMARABBA | Janata | 20,838 | 34.9% |
| 3 | M. H. KRISHNAPPA | Left | 4,353 | 7.3% |
| 4 | C. ABDUL HAMEED | IND | 2,994 | 5.0% |
| 5 | DERANNA PANDITH K. P. | INC | 583 | 1.0% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 0.3% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
15th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
215th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.9%JNP 34.9%CPM 7.3%IND 5.0%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
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