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Winner — 1985
K. B. MALLAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 57.5%INC 36.7%7 others 5.8%
Votes
38,779
57.5% share
Winning margin
14,041
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.3%
of 90,727
Arkalgud is a safe seat — K. B. MALLAPPA won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. B. MALLAPPA | Janata | 38,779 | 57.5% |
| 2 | G. T. KRISHNA MURTHY | INC | 24,738 | 36.7% |
| 3 | A. J. SUBBEGOWDA | BJP | 1,344 | 2.0% |
| 4 | A. T. RAMAIAH | IND | 736 | 1.1% |
| 5 | RANGEGOWDA | IND | 551 | 0.8% |
| 6 | DYAVEGOWDA | IND | 533 | 0.8% |
| 7 | B. K. PUTTELLAIAH | IND | 320 | 0.5% |
| 8 | RAMANNA | IND | 244 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DHARMAPPA | IND | 160 | 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 (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.7% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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38th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
181st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 57.5%INC 36.7%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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