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Winner — 1978
G. RAJASHEKAR
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 49.6%JNP 44.3%5 others 6.0%
Votes
32,573
49.6% share
Winning margin
3,474
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.9%
of 91,273
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. RAJASHEKAR |  INC(I)INC | 32,573 | 49.6% |
| 2 | K. M. JAVARAIAH | Janata | 29,099 | 44.3% |
| 3 | CHOKKALINGAM |  ADKAIADMK | 2,018 | 3.1% |
| 4 | D. K. THIMMEGOWDA | INC | 1,273 | 1.9% |
| 5 | K. JYOTHY LINGARAO | IND | 296 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ABDUL KHUDUS ANVER | IND | 234 | 0.4% |
| 7 | AMEER JAN |  MUL | 130 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (218th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
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218th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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21st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.6%JNP 44.3%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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