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Winner — 1983
J. D. SOMAPPA
INC· Congress (I)
INC 41.9%BJP 34.5%10 others 23.6%
Votes
25,778
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,525
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,02,160
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | J. D. SOMAPPA | Congress (I) | 25,778 | 41.9% |
| 2 | M. P. MANJUNATH | BJP | 21,253 | 34.5% |
| 3 | B. M. BHUVANAKSHA | IND | 5,902 | 9.6% |
| 4 | N. B. KALINGAN | Janata | 3,554 | 5.8% |
| 5 | SIDDAIAH | IND | 1,910 | 3.1% |
| 6 | T. D. KHANDE RAO | IND | 1,747 | 2.8% |
| 7 | H. M. DODDAIAH | IND | 362 | 0.6% |
| 8 | B. N. NINGAIAH | IND | 329 | 0.5% |
| 9 | B. GIDDEGOWDA | IND | 228 | 0.4% |
| 10 | J. S. ESHWARAPPA | IND | 171 | 0.3% |
| 11 | B. N. PRASAD | IND | 153 | 0.3% |
| 12 | A. G. BASAVARAJAPPA | IND | 151 | 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.
High turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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37th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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194th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%BJP 34.5%IND 9.6%JNP 5.8%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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