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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1994

Molakalmuru

Winner — 1994

PURNA MUTHAPPA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 39.3%IND 32.9%12 others 27.8%
Votes
35,160
39.3% share
Winning margin
5,668
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.4%
of 1,29,078

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNA MUTHAPPA
Janata Dal
35,16039.3%
2
N.V. GOPALAKRISHNA
IND
29,49232.9%
3
P. RAMAKRISHNA REDDY
BJP
10,05811.2%
4
N.G. NAIK
INC
7,7498.7%
5
E. NAGENDRAPPA
KRRS
2,7413.1%
6
K. SHAKUNATALA SWAMY
KCP
2,5182.8%
7
R. RAJANNA
Samajwadi Party
8520.9%
8
GOWDARA PAPAMMA
IND
3810.4%
9
B.T. CHANDRASEKHARA
IND
2060.2%
10
SHAKUNTALA K. NAIK
IND
1140.1%
11
S. PALAIAH
IND
1030.1%
12
GANGAMMA
IND
830.1%
13
P. SUMITRAMMA
IND
630.1%
14
V. NARAYANA SETTY
IND
270.0%

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.

Low turnout (181st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.4% · max 22.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
181st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
162nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
83rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 39.3%IND 32.9%BJP 11.2%INC 8.7%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

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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