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Winner — 1983
MANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAO
IND
IND 54.1%INC 38.1%5 others 7.8%
Votes
42,763
54.1% share
Winning margin
12,604
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
79.4%
of 99,592
Belgaum is a safe seat — MANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAO won by 15.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAO | IND | 42,763 | 54.1% |
| 2 | DODDANNAVAR SURENDRA ALIAS KOMALANNA | Congress (I) | 30,159 | 38.1% |
| 3 | SIRUR CHANDRASHEKHAR NEELAKANTAPPA | Janata | 4,183 | 5.3% |
| 4 | MOULVI FAROOK AHMED A. HANNAN | IND | 1,412 | 1.8% |
| 5 | MANIYAL NAGAPPA CHANNABASAPPA | IND | 252 | 0.3% |
| 6 | QEDKAR VASUDEO GUNDOPANT | IND | 177 | 0.2% |
| 7 | BALASAHEB APPARAO KULKARNI | IND | 163 | 0.2% |
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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.0% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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41st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
186th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 54.1%INC 38.1%JNP 5.3%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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