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Karnataka · PC 27 · 1998

Bagalkot

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

AJAYKUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK
LS· NDA (NDA)
LS 49.7%INC 37.9%4 others 12.3%
Votes
3,52,795
49.7% share
Winning margin
83,632
11.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,09,437
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAYKUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK
LS
NDA (NDA)
3,52,79549.7%
2
SIDDU NYAMAGOUDA
INC
2,69,16337.9%
3
METI HULLAPPA YAMANAPPA
80,86811.4%
4
GANIGER PARAPPA NINGAPPA
KTVP
3,2820.5%
5
RAJENDRA MAHANTAPPA TUMBARAGUDDI
IND
1,8290.3%
6
RATHOD NEELAVVA YANKAPPA
IND
1,5000.2%

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 (11th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.8% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
11th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
18th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LS 49.7%INC 37.9%JD 11.4%OTH 0.9%

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?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Bhoganandishwara Temple

Bhoganandishwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhoganandishwara Temple

Fort, Devanahalli

Fort, Devanahalli

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

🏛️

Tipu Sultan's Birth Palace

🏛️MonumentASI

Tipu Sultan's Birth Palace

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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