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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1978

Shahapur

Winner — 1978

SHIVANNA SAWOOR
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 59.9%JNP 33.1%2 others 6.9%
Votes
29,132
59.9% share
Winning margin
13,034
26.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.7%
of 85,651

Shahapur is a safe seat — SHIVANNA SAWOOR won by 26.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVANNA SAWOOR
INC(I)
INC
29,13259.9%
2
INAYATUR RAHMAN ATAUR RAHMAN SIDDIGI
Janata
16,09833.1%
3
HULIGYYAGOUDA SON OF RAMAYYA GOUDA
INC
2,0094.1%
4
BHIMAPPA SIDDAPPA
IND
1,3622.8%

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.

Average turnout (135th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.3% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
135th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
161st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
23rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.9%JNP 33.1%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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