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Karnataka · PC 17 · 1996
Mangalore
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
V DHANANJAYA KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 36.7%INC 34.6%10 others 28.7%
Votes
2,50,765
36.7% share
Winning margin
14,499
2.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,82,954
Candidates
12
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V DHANANJAYA KUMAR | BJP | 2,50,765 | 36.7% |
| 2 | JANARDHANA POOJARY | INC | 2,36,266 | 34.6% |
| 3 | B A JIVIJAYA | United Front | 1,80,889 | 26.5% |
| 4 | EVEREST D SOUZA | IND | 4,318 | 0.6% |
| 5 | P V VIJAYA KUMAR | IND | 2,218 | 0.3% |
| 6 | P M BOJAPPA | IND | 1,841 | 0.3% |
| 7 | KALACHANDA RAVI THAMMAIAH | IND | 1,834 | 0.3% |
| 8 | VASUDEVA M P | IND | 1,517 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KOCKANDA BELLIAPPA CHENGAPPA | IND | 1,043 | 0.1% |
| 10 | HARISH BANTWAL | IND | 961 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MOHAN DEV ALVA | IND | 861 | 0.1% |
| 12 | P A ABBAS | IND | 441 | 0.1% |
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 (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
1st of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.7%INC 34.6%JD 26.5%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
34 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.





