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Winner — 1983
B. SWAMY RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.4%INC 35.1%2 others 13.5%
Votes
29,542
51.4% share
Winning margin
9,399
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.4%
of 82,810
Hosanagar is a safe seat — B. SWAMY RAO won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SWAMY RAO | Janata | 29,542 | 51.4% |
| 2 | S. M. SHEERANALY CHANDRASHRKHAR | Congress (I) | 20,143 | 35.1% |
| 3 | B. N. BASAPPA | Lok Dal | 7,344 | 12.8% |
| 4 | GOVINDEGOWDA | IND | 428 | 0.7% |
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 (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
201st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.4%INC 35.1%LKD 12.8%OTH 0.7%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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