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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1985

Shivajinagar

Winner — 1985

R. ROSHAN BEIG
JNP· Janata
JNP 44.0%INC 38.5%13 others 17.5%
Votes
14,735
44.0% share
Winning margin
1,821
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
43.1%
of 77,743

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. ROSHAN BEIG
Janata
14,73544.0%
2
A. K. ANANTHAKRISHNA
INC
12,91438.5%
3
FAYAJ AHAMED
IND
3,0149.0%
4
V. S. VENKATARAMASASTRY
BJP
9732.9%
5
CHA. MOHD. FAZLULLA SHERIFF
Lok Dal
8132.4%
6
B. ETHIRAJ
IND
2860.8%
7
J. U. SABJAN
IND
2180.7%
8
J. N. SUDHARSHAN PANI
IND
1010.3%
9
JAGANNATH
IND
870.3%
10
GANGADHARA
IND
860.3%
11
THEEPORI NAIDU
IND
810.2%
12
VIJAYAKUMAR
IND
640.2%
13
R. LAKSHMINARAYANA
IND
570.2%
14
RAMAKRISHNA
IND
520.2%
15
H. G. LINGARAJ
IND
380.1%

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.

High turnout (42nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.2% · max 21.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
42nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
61st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 44.0%INC 38.5%IND 9.0%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

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