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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1985 by-elections

Sathanur

Winner — 1985 by-elections

K.L.SHIVALINGEGOWDA
JNP 61.7%INC 36.3%7 others 2.0%
Votes
45,608
61.7% share
Winning margin
18,811
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9

Sathanur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 18,811 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.L.SHIVALINGEGOWDA
45,6080.0%
2
MARILINGAIAH
26,7970.0%
3
S.VEERABHADRAIAH
IND
4860.0%
4
U.M.APPAJIGOWDA
IND
3390.0%
5
K.S.RAJAGOPAL
IND
2200.0%
6
M.NANJUNDAPPA
IND
1250.0%
7
B.C.SHIVALINGEGOWDA
IND
1140.0%
8
MUDDEGOWDA
IND
1130.0%
9
DODDACHANNEGOWDA
IND
980.0%

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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.5% · max 26.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
119th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
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Ashokan Inscriptions (Rock Edicts)

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Ashokan Inscriptions (Rock Edicts)

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Ashokan Inscriptions (Rock Edicts)

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Ashokan Inscriptions (Rock Edicts)

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Inscription of Ashoka (Rock Edicts)

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Inscription of Ashoka (Rock Edicts)

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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