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Winner — 1978
SUBBAYYA SHETTY
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 58.6%JNP 30.3%4 others 11.1%
Votes
29,452
58.6% share
Winning margin
14,249
28.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.4%
of 68,426
Surathkal is a safe seat — SUBBAYYA SHETTY won by 28.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBBAYYA SHETTY |  INC(I)INC | 29,452 | 58.6% |
| 2 | J. R. PAIS | Janata | 15,203 | 30.3% |
| 3 | P. C. SRINIVAS RAO PATEL | IND | 2,635 | 5.3% |
| 4 | K. R. SHETTY | INC | 1,428 | 2.8% |
| 5 | P. V. AITHALA | IND | 1,233 | 2.5% |
| 6 | BHASKER SHETTY KATTEMAR | IND | 286 | 0.6% |
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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 2.3% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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6th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
204th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 58.6%JNP 30.3%IND 5.3%OTH 5.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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