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Winner — 1985
C. P. MUDLAGIRIYAPPA
INC· INC
INC 32.0%IND 31.8%6 others 36.2%
Votes
20,049
32.0% share
Winning margin
82
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,02,174
Sira was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 82 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C. P. MUDLAGIRIYAPPA | INC | 20,049 | 32.0% |
| 2 | S. K. SIDDANNA | IND | 19,967 | 31.8% |
| 3 | B. GANGANNA | Janata | 19,321 | 30.8% |
| 4 | SATYANARAYANA SETTY, S.V. | BJP | 1,108 | 1.8% |
| 5 | RANGANATHA, N. | IND | 919 | 1.5% |
| 6 | K. H. CHANDRASEKHAR | IND | 677 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SATHYANARAYANA, P. B. | IND | 376 | 0.6% |
| 8 | LINGANNA A. | IND | 300 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (155th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.1% · max 45.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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155th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.13
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163rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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219th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.0%IND 31.8%JNP 30.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%
What's nearby?
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