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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1985

Gandhinagar

Winner — 1985

M. S. NARAYANA RAO
JNP· Janata
JNP 39.1%INC 31.6%10 others 29.2%
Votes
20,671
39.1% share
Winning margin
3,956
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.1%
of 94,217

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. S. NARAYANA RAO
Janata
20,67139.1%
2
BIMA RAIKAR
INC
16,71531.6%
3
B. MUNIYAPPA
IND
9,45717.9%
4
V. T. SHANMUGAM
IND
4,5058.5%
5
S. M. SHIVASHANKAR
Lok Dal
5481.0%
6
KHALEELULHA KHAN
IND
2800.5%
7
L. VIJAYA KUMAR
IND
2250.4%
8
SHASHIDHAR
IND
1350.3%
9
D. RAVI
IND
1130.2%
10
NARAYANA REDDY
IND
780.1%
11
SHANKARA B. R.
IND
710.1%
12
L. ESWARAIAH
IND
410.1%

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.

Average turnout (115th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.0% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
115th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
10th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 39.1%INC 31.6%IND 17.9%IND 8.5%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Figure of a tiger opposite to English School

🏛️MonumentASI

Figure of a tiger opposite to English School

Fort, Mirjan

Fort, Mirjan

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Tombs on the right side of the Manku Kumta road

🏛️MonumentASI

Tombs on the right side of the Manku Kumta road

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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