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Winner — 1985
P. B. ONKARAMURTHY
IND
IND 40.3%JNP 40.1%3 others 19.6%
Votes
25,745
40.3% share
Winning margin
123
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.5%
of 82,478
Kadur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 123 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | P. B. ONKARAMURTHY | IND | 25,745 | 40.3% |
| 2 | K. M. KRISHNAMURTHY | Janata | 25,622 | 40.1% |
| 3 | N. K. HUTCHAPPA | INC | 12,027 | 18.8% |
| 4 | B. C. NEELAKANTAPPA | IND | 330 | 0.5% |
| 5 | MANJULA | IND | 201 | 0.3% |
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 (213th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
213th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
8th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.3%JNP 40.1%INC 18.8%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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