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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1983

Gangavathi

Winner — 1983

H. S. MURALIDHAR
IND
IND 49.0%INC 34.8%2 others 16.2%
Votes
24,064
49.0% share
Winning margin
6,956
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.2%
of 97,839

A clear win with a 14.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H. S. MURALIDHAR
IND
24,06449.0%
2
C. YADAWRAO
Congress (I)
17,10834.8%
3
H. MAHABALESWARAPPA
Janata
5,93212.1%
4
HOTTEPAKSHA RANGASWAMY
IND
2,0284.1%

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.

Average turnout (99th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 3.0% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
99th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
206th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 49.0%INC 34.8%JNP 12.1%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin
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Aqueduct running from Bhat Bavdi southwest of tirvi village to Taj Bavdi Bijapur

🏛️MonumentASI

Aqueduct running from Bhat Bavdi southwest of tirvi village to Taj Bavdi Bijapur

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Fortwalls

🏛️MonumentASI

Fortwalls

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

🏛️MonumentASI

Sangeeth and Nari Mahal

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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