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Winner — 1983
S. R. LAXMAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.3%INC 46.2%4 others 6.5%
Votes
23,698
47.3% share
Winning margin
540
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.4%
of 75,558
Birur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 540 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. R. LAXMAIAH | Janata | 23,698 | 47.3% |
| 2 | K. S. MALLIKARJUNA PASANNA | Congress (I) | 23,158 | 46.2% |
| 3 | D. C. SRIKANTAPPA | BJP | 1,695 | 3.4% |
| 4 | K. V. SHIVAMURTHY | IND | 588 | 1.2% |
| 5 | B. THIMMAIAH | IND | 535 | 1.1% |
| 6 | G. S. SIDDAPPA YENA THAMMANNA | IND | 463 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (221st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.9% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
221st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
39th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.3%INC 46.2%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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