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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Bethamangala

Winner — 1985

A. CHINNAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 65.1%INC 27.4%6 others 7.5%
Votes
38,843
65.1% share
Winning margin
22,522
37.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.9%
of 1,01,316

Bethamangala is a safe seat — A. CHINNAPPA won by 37.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. CHINNAPPA
Janata
38,84365.1%
2
V. VENKATAMUNI
INC
16,32127.4%
3
A. PULIEINDIRAN
IND
2,5704.3%
4
D. BALU
IND
8611.4%
5
B. H. HUNUMAPPA
IND
3930.7%
6
M. NARAYANASWAMY
IND
3780.6%
7
C. M. VENKATASWAMY
IND
1520.3%
8
B. GANESHA
IND
1220.2%

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.

Average turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
37.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 65.1%INC 27.4%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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