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Winner — 1978
K. H. SRINIVASA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 52.5%JNP 33.9%2 others 13.6%
Votes
33,047
52.5% share
Winning margin
11,674
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.0%
of 87,488
Shimoga is a safe seat — K. H. SRINIVASA won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. H. SRINIVASA |  INC(I)INC | 33,047 | 52.5% |
| 2 | D. H. SHANKARA MURTHY | Janata | 21,373 | 34.0% |
| 3 | S. S. BHARMAPPA | IND | 7,632 | 12.1% |
| 4 | ABDUL SATTAR KHAN AFRIDI | INC | 908 | 1.4% |
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.
Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.4% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
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203rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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20th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 52.5%JNP 34.0%IND 12.1%OTH 1.4%
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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