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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1983Reserved (SC)
Hiriyur
Winner — 1983
K. H. RANGANATH
INC· Congress (I)
INC 52.8%JNP 45.2%2 others 2.0%
Votes
31,667
52.8% share
Winning margin
4,598
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.1%
of 90,627
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. H. RANGANATH | Congress (I) | 31,667 | 52.8% |
| 2 | T. THIPPANNA | Janata | 27,069 | 45.2% |
| 3 | H. THIMMAIAH | IND | 625 | 1.0% |
| 4 | VISWESWARAIAH | IND | 576 | 1.0% |
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 (151st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.9% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
151st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
187th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%JNP 45.2%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%
What's nearby?
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