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Karnataka · PC 24 · 1998
Dharwad North
Winner — Lok Sabha 1998
VIJAY SANKESHWAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.2%INC 31.1%6 others 18.8%
Votes
3,39,660
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,29,201
19.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,77,286
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY SANKESHWAR | NDA (NDA) | 3,39,660 | 50.1% |
| 2 | D.K.NAIKAR | INC | 2,10,459 | 31.1% |
| 3 | SHANKARANNA MUNVALLI | 1,13,763 | 16.8% | |
| 4 | DASTIKOPPA ANNAPPA BASAVANNEPPA | IND | 4,310 | 0.6% |
| 5 | KARIKAI MAHANTESH RUDRAPPA | KTVP | 3,652 | 0.5% |
| 6 | ACHARYA. K.S. | MP | 2,903 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SANTOSH SARVADE | ABHM | 1,580 | 0.2% |
| 8 | C.M.DEVENDRA NAYAK | IND | 959 | 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.
Low turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 4.6% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
26th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 31.1%JD 16.8%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
12 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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