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Winner — 1978
P.RAMDEV
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.0%CPI 36.2%4 others 6.9%
Votes
32,936
57.0% share
Winning margin
12,018
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
65.0%
of 89,018
Malleswaram is a safe seat — P.RAMDEV won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P.RAMDEV | Janata | 32,936 | 57.0% |
| 2 | M.S.KRISHNAN | Left | 20,918 | 36.2% |
| 3 | J.LINGAIAH | IND | 2,066 | 3.6% |
| 4 | LAKSHMINARASIMHAIAH | INC | 1,550 | 2.7% |
| 5 | JAGANMOHAN | IND | 195 | 0.3% |
| 6 | D.GOWRI SHANKAR | IND | 164 | 0.3% |
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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
103rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
101st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.0%CPI 36.2%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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