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Karnataka · PC 11 · 1996
Kanakapura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
H D KUMARASWAMY
JD· United Front
JD 42.1%INC 31.8%17 others 26.0%
Votes
4,40,444
42.1% share
Winning margin
1,07,404
10.3% of votes
Total votes cast
10,45,911
Candidates
19
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H D KUMARASWAMY | United Front | 4,40,444 | 42.1% |
| 2 | M V CHANDRASEEKHARA MURTHY | INC | 3,33,040 | 31.8% |
| 3 | RAMACHANDRA GOWDA | BJP | 2,46,838 | 23.6% |
| 4 | ILIYAS SHARIFF | IND | 4,907 | 0.5% |
| 5 | LAXMINARAYANA S BATHADA | IND | 4,240 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MOHAMMED HARRIS | IND | 3,085 | 0.3% |
| 7 | G VEERABHADRAIAH | IND | 2,134 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AMBARISH | IND | 1,986 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KARIGOWDA | IND | 1,163 | 0.1% |
| 10 | L NAGARAJ | IND | 1,034 | 0.1% |
| 11 | R SREENIVASAIAH | IND | 1,025 | 0.1% |
| 12 | B NAGARUDRAIAH | IND | 1,003 | 0.1% |
| 13 | H L RAJAPPA | IND | 921 | 0.1% |
| 14 | M SREENIVASA | IND | 905 | 0.1% |
| 15 | B L PRASANNAKUMAR GUPTA | IND | 903 | 0.1% |
| 16 | A CHIKKAMUNIYAPPA | IND | 718 | 0.1% |
| 17 | THANA SHANATHAKUMAR | IND | 618 | 0.1% |
| 18 | G K MALLAIAH | IND | 602 | 0.1% |
| 19 | SADASHIVAIAH | IND | 345 | 0.0% |
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 (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
14th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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17th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.1%INC 31.8%BJP 23.6%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%
Figures are for Dharwad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi
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