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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 134 · 1989

Arkalgud

Winner — 1989

A. T. RAMASWAMY
INC· INC
INC 36.3%JD 24.8%7 others 38.9%
Votes
30,507
36.3% share
Winning margin
9,618
11.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.3%
of 1,17,905

A clear win with a 11.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. T. RAMASWAMY
INC
30,50736.3%
2
K. B. MALIAPPA
National Front
20,88924.9%
3
A. MANJU
IND
20,16724.0%
4
BYRE GOWADA
JNP(JP)
10,84612.9%
5
A. G. RAMACHANDRA
IND
4990.6%
6
M. B. RUDRAPPA
BJP
4200.5%
7
K. C. BASAVARAJU
KRS
3470.4%
8
DAYANANDA KUMAR S. M.
IND
2740.3%
9
PUTTALINGEGOWDA
IND
1130.1%

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 (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.7% · max 31.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
38th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
181st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%JD 24.9%IND 24.0%JNP(JP) 12.9%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%

What's nearby?

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