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Karnataka · PC 2 · 1998

Gulbarga

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

BASWARAJ PATIL SEDAM
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.7%JD 26.8%6 others 28.5%
Votes
3,28,982
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,31,798
17.9% of votes
Total votes cast
7,35,708
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASWARAJ PATIL SEDAM
NDA (NDA)
3,28,98244.7%
2
QAMARUL ISLAM
1,97,18426.8%
3
DR.B.G.JAWALI
INC
1,40,91319.1%
4
VITHAL HEROOR
55,5837.6%
5
S.K.KANTA
7,6711.0%
6
MAHAMED MASAQ ALI
BMSM
3,0300.4%
7
KHALID KAREEM KHAN
1,4560.2%
8
ABDUL HAMID DABAR
MUL
8890.1%

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 (18th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.7% · max 38.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
18th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
20th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%JD 26.8%INC 19.1%BSP 7.6%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

26 locations
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Inscription in the temple of Udachavva of Khandahara or Krishna (Saka 1174)

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Inscription in the temple of Udachavva of Khandahara or Krishna (Saka 1174)

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Inscription of Sadashivadevaraya of Vijaynagar in Mallikarjun temple

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Inscription of Sadashivadevaraya of Vijaynagar in Mallikarjun temple

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Inscriptions against the wall of the Panchlingadeva temple of the Yadav king Singhana of Devgiri…

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Inscriptions against the wall of the Panchlingadeva temple of the Yadav king Singhana of Devgiri (Saka 1145)

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Inscriptions on two Pillars of Panchlingesvara temple

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Inscriptions on two Pillars of Panchlingesvara temple

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