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Winner — 1985
B. V. KARIGOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 54.0%INC 40.5%7 others 5.5%
Votes
43,650
54.0% share
Winning margin
10,881
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
67.1%
of 1,20,483
A clear win with a 13.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. V. KARIGOWDA | Janata | 43,650 | 54.0% |
| 2 | G. L. NALLURE GOWDA | INC | 32,769 | 40.5% |
| 3 | B. R. KRISHNAMURTHY | BJP | 2,753 | 3.4% |
| 4 | M. B. CHANNABASSAPPA | IND | 607 | 0.8% |
| 5 | HARALALLI RAJANNA | IND | 332 | 0.4% |
| 6 | H. M. YAKATTUNNISABEGUM | IND | 262 | 0.3% |
| 7 | A. A. BASHEER | IND | 219 | 0.3% |
| 8 | S. H. HARISHA KUMAR | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SYED AKBAR | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 4.7% · max 40.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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5th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
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23rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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173rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 54.0%INC 40.5%OTH 5.5%
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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