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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1983

Shimoga

Winner — 1983

M. ANANDA RAO
BJP· BJP
BJP 35.1%JNP 30.6%5 others 34.3%
Votes
25,475
35.1% share
Winning margin
3,264
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,07,345

A closely fought contest. M. ANANDA RAO won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. ANANDA RAO
BJP
25,47535.1%
2
M. C. MAHESHWARAPPA
Janata
22,21130.6%
3
H. GULMA ABID
Congress (I)
17,73224.4%
4
V. A. SHARIFF
IND
6,3698.8%
5
T. ADISHESHA
IND
3090.4%
6
M. K. MANJANATHA
IND
2540.3%
7
M. K. VEERABHADRAPPA
IND
2160.3%

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.

Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.4% · max 22.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
203rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
20th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.1%JNP 30.6%INC 24.4%IND 8.8%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

11 locations
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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.

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