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Winner — 1978
NADAF MAHAMMADKHASHEEMSAB MARDANSAB
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 56.4%JNP 37.7%3 others 6.0%
Votes
33,669
56.4% share
Winning margin
11,173
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.3%
of 81,517
Shiggaon is a safe seat — NADAF MAHAMMADKHASHEEMSAB MARDANSAB won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NADAF MAHAMMADKHASHEEMSAB MARDANSAB |  INC(I)INC | 33,669 | 56.4% |
| 2 | PATIL SHANKARAGOUDA GULANAGOUDA | Janata | 22,496 | 37.7% |
| 3 | PATIL SHANKARAGOUDA RUDRAGOUDA | INC | 2,759 | 4.6% |
| 4 | BANNUR ABDULRASHEED KHADARGOUS | IND | 545 | 0.9% |
| 5 | MIRAJAKAR RAMACHANDRA YEGAPPA | IND | 266 | 0.5% |
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 (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 21.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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27th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
134th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 56.4%JNP 37.7%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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