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Winner — 1978
ASHTEKAR GOVIND LAXMAN
IND
IND 35.3%INC(I) 28.4%4 others 36.3%
Votes
18,507
35.3% share
Winning margin
3,592
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.1%
of 75,939
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHTEKAR GOVIND LAXMAN | IND | 18,507 | 35.3% |
| 2 | MALAGALI GANGADHAR SANGAPPA |  INC(I)INC | 14,915 | 28.4% |
| 3 | BALEKUNDRI BASALINGU SHIVSHANKAR | Janata | 11,449 | 21.8% |
| 4 | PATIL BALASAHEB BHARAMANNA | INC | 6,162 | 11.7% |
| 5 | MALAGALI SHIDALINGAPPA APPANNA | IND | 997 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MADANALLI GURAPPA BALAPPA | IND | 438 | 0.8% |
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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.8% · min 0.2% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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86th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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85th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 35.3%INC(I) 28.4%JNP 21.8%INC 11.7%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.