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Karnataka · PC 23 · 1998

Dharwad South

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

B.M.MENASINAKAI
LS· NDA (NDA)
LS 46.6%INC 34.3%2 others 19.1%
Votes
3,28,333
46.6% share
Winning margin
86,962
12.3% of votes
Total votes cast
7,04,424
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.M.MENASINAKAI
LS
NDA (NDA)
3,28,33346.6%
2
PROF. I.G.SANADI
INC
2,41,37134.3%
3
SHIVANNANAVAR BASAVARAJ NEELAPPA
1,26,72218.0%
4
DR.MOHAN HANDE
KTVP
7,9981.1%

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 (21st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.6% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
21st of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LS 46.6%INC 34.3%JD 18.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

Figures are for Bangalore Rural, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

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