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Winner — 1978
GATTI CHANDRASHEKAR
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 41.8%3 others 9.3%
Votes
28,186
48.9% share
Winning margin
4,069
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.5%
of 74,343
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GATTI CHANDRASHEKAR |  INC(I)INC | 28,186 | 48.9% |
| 2 | S.REVANNA | Janata | 24,117 | 41.8% |
| 3 | G.S. BASAVARAJ | INC | 3,076 | 5.3% |
| 4 | JAVARE GOWDA | IND | 1,331 | 2.3% |
| 5 | MANIYAPPA | IND | 927 | 1.6% |
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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.7% · max 20.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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101st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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56th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.9%JNP 41.8%INC 5.3%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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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.