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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1978

Gangavathi

Winner — 1978

C.YADAVE RAO SHESHA RAO
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 57.3%JNP 33.4%3 others 9.3%
Votes
31,973
57.3% share
Winning margin
13,321
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.1%
of 85,791

Gangavathi is a safe seat — C.YADAVE RAO SHESHA RAO won by 23.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.YADAVE RAO SHESHA RAO
INC(I)
INC
31,97357.3%
2
SRIRANGADEVARAYALU VCEERAVENKATADEVARAYALU
Janata
18,65233.4%
3
GUNJAHALLI NAGAPPA HIRENDGAPPA
INC
3,9247.0%
4
K.R.TIPPANNA MALLAPPA NAIK
RPK
1,0051.8%
5
GIDRJA SHANKER BHEEMANAGOUDA KARTIGI
IND
2770.5%

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.

Average turnout (99th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.0% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
99th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
206th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 57.3%JNP 33.4%INC 7.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin
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Aqueduct running from Bhat Bavdi southwest of tirvi village to Taj Bavdi Bijapur

🏛️MonumentASI

Aqueduct running from Bhat Bavdi southwest of tirvi village to Taj Bavdi Bijapur

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Fortwalls

🏛️MonumentASI

Fortwalls

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

🏛️MonumentASI

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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