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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 175 · 1985

Dharwad

Winner — 1985

BELLAD CHANDRAKANTHA GURAPPA
IND
IND 25.0%INC 23.0%10 others 51.9%
Votes
15,949
25.0% share
Winning margin
1,287
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,10,510

A closely fought contest. BELLAD CHANDRAKANTHA GURAPPA won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BELLAD CHANDRAKANTHA GURAPPA
IND
15,94925.0%
2
CHARANTIMATH LEELAVATI RAJASHEKHARAIAH
INC
14,66223.0%
3
GANGAD HAR PADAKI
Janata
14,39722.6%
4
ABDULGANI IBRAHIMSAHEB MANIYAR
IND
9,00914.1%
5
GOUNKAR TUKARAM LAXAMAN
BJP
8,46113.3%
6
SHURAPALI NARAYAN BHIMACHARAYA
IND
3020.5%
7
SHIVAPPA BASSAPPA AVARADHI
IND
2920.5%
8
V. C. HITTALMANI
IND
1750.3%
9
HAMEEDULLAKHAN MOHIUDDINKHAN JAHAGIRDAR
IND
1720.3%
10
CHENNAPPA DYAMAPPA MANAGUNDI
IND
1440.2%
11
JAVEEDHUSEN MAHABUBSAB DHARWADKAR
IND
770.1%
12
INAMATI GURUNATH NARSIHMHA
IND
590.1%

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.

Low turnout (222nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.2% · max 28.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
222nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.0%INC 23.0%JNP 22.6%IND 14.1%BJP 13.3%OTH 1.9%

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
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