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Winner — 1985
B. D. BASAVARAJU
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.8%INC 34.7%6 others 5.5%
Votes
46,511
59.8% share
Winning margin
19,514
25.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,06,662
Sakleshpur is a safe seat — B. D. BASAVARAJU won by 25.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. D. BASAVARAJU | Janata | 46,511 | 59.8% |
| 2 | H. B. YAJAMAN | INC | 26,997 | 34.7% |
| 3 | M. P. NANJUNATH | BJP | 2,230 | 2.9% |
| 4 | BYRAIAH | IND | 1,096 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SANNABYRAIAH | IND | 321 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KALINGAPPA | IND | 266 | 0.3% |
| 7 | NIRUVANAIAH | IND | 234 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RANGAIAH | 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 (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
37th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
194th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.8%INC 34.7%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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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