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Karnataka · PC 13 · 1998
Bangalore South
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
ANANTH KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.8%INC 31.3%9 others 14.9%
Votes
4,29,648
53.8% share
Winning margin
1,80,047
22.6% of votes
Total votes cast
7,98,135
Candidates
11
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANTH KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 4,29,648 | 53.8% |
| 2 | D.P.SHARMA | INC | 2,49,601 | 31.3% |
| 3 | V.SOMANNA | 1,10,323 | 13.8% | |
| 4 | B.S.RAJPUT | 2,688 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | GUINNESS HOTTE PAKSHA RANGASWAMY | IND | 1,649 | 0.2% |
| 6 | DR.B.R.MANJUNATH | IND | 1,032 | 0.1% |
| 7 | FRANCIS | IND | 915 | 0.1% |
| 8 | ABBAS ALI BOHRA | KTVP | 704 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S.V.RAMANNA | 592 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | SHEKHAR | IND | 562 | 0.1% |
| 11 | L.NAGARAJ | IND | 421 | 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 (10th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.2% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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10th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.2%
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26th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.8%INC 31.3%JD 13.8%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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