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Winner — 1989
VIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY
INC· INC
INC 45.3%JD 25.7%4 others 29.0%
Votes
35,230
45.3% share
Winning margin
15,230
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,24,500
Surathkal is a safe seat — VIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAYA KUMAR SHETTY | INC | 35,230 | 45.3% |
| 2 | B. SUBBAYYA SHETTY | National Front | 20,000 | 25.7% |
| 3 | RAMACHANDER BAIKAMPADY | BJP | 17,406 | 22.4% |
| 4 | MADANMOHAN NAIK | JNP(JP) | 4,430 | 5.7% |
| 5 | DOOMAPPA | IND | 406 | 0.5% |
| 6 | M. M. PEREIRA | IND | 309 | 0.4% |
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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 2.3% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
88%
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6th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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204th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%JD 25.7%BJP 22.4%JNP(JP) 5.7%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
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