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Winner — 1978
KADILAL DIVAKARA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 25.5%5 others 18.4%
Votes
32,798
56.1% share
Winning margin
17,860
30.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.7%
of 76,281
Tirthahalli is a safe seat — KADILAL DIVAKARA won by 30.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KADILAL DIVAKARA |  INC(I)INC | 32,798 | 56.1% |
| 2 | KONANDUR LINGAPPA | Janata | 14,938 | 25.5% |
| 3 | K. M. SREENIVAS KALAMMANAGUDI | IND | 5,708 | 9.8% |
| 4 | B. N. RANGAPPA | INC | 3,727 | 6.4% |
| 5 | K. T. DANAMMA | IND | 484 | 0.8% |
| 6 | NARAYANA | IND | 445 | 0.8% |
| 7 | T. P. SREENATH | IND | 386 | 0.7% |
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 (212th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.1% · max 30.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
212th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
15th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.1%JNP 25.5%IND 9.8%INC 6.4%OTH 2.3%
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?
8 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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