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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1983

Rajajinagar

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Winner — 1983

M. S. KRISHNAN
CPI· Left
CPI 54.9%INC 19.1%14 others 26.0%
Votes
54,467
54.9% share
Winning margin
35,503
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,61,523

Rajajinagar is a safe seat — M. S. KRISHNAN won by 35.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. S. KRISHNAN
CPI
Left
54,46754.9%
2
H. D. GANGARAJ
INC
Congress (I)
18,96419.1%
3
B. R. SHIVAPPA
BJP
BJP
18,92419.1%
4
R. PANDURANGA
IND
2,7392.8%
5
UMADEVI SHANKAR KALLIGUDDI
LKD
Lok Dal
1,7401.8%
6
A. S. MAHJAIAH
IND
5910.6%
7
M. SERETHARAMA
IND
4270.4%
8
SHIVANNA
IND
3110.3%
9
B. R. CHIDAMBARAIAH
ICJ
1910.2%
10
RAGHUNATHA RAO
IND
1740.2%
11
V. C. THIMMARAYAPPA
ICS
1550.2%
12
K. B. PURUSHOTHAM
IND
1220.1%
13
S. M. RAMACHANDRA
IND
1220.1%
14
B. SHIVASHANKAR
IND
1080.1%
15
K. N. MUTHURAJA
IND
1050.1%
16
D. JAVAREGOWDA
IND
600.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 54.9%INC 19.1%BJP 19.1%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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