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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1985

Birur

Winner — 1985

S. R. LAKSHMAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 51.2%INC 46.7%3 others 2.1%
Votes
31,405
51.2% share
Winning margin
2,791
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.8%
of 84,137

A closely fought contest. S. R. LAKSHMAIAH won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. R. LAKSHMAIAH
Janata
31,40551.2%
2
K. S. MALLIKARJUNA
INC
28,61446.7%
3
U. S. SHIVALINGA MURTHY
IND
5400.9%
4
RAJASHEKHARAPPA
IND
4640.8%
5
B. N. RAMASWAMY
IND
2650.4%

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.

Low turnout (221st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.9% · max 22.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
221st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
39th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 51.2%INC 46.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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