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Karnataka · PC 3 · 1998

Raichur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

A.VENKATESH NAIK
INC· INC
INC 44.9%JD 31.6%5 others 23.5%
Votes
2,64,187
44.9% share
Winning margin
78,278
13.3% of votes
Total votes cast
5,88,461
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.VENKATESH NAIK
INC
2,64,18744.9%
2
RAJA RANGAPPA NAIK
1,85,90931.6%
3
ABDUL SAMAD SIDDIQUI
LS
1,17,99920.1%
4
KARIYAPPA PATIL ADVOCATE
KTVP
9,3591.6%
5
N.BHANURAJA ADVOCATE
IND
7,8121.3%
6
SHANTAPPA JUMMAPPA SIDDAPUR
IND
1,8320.3%
7
LAXMI DEVI V.H.MASTER
CPI(ML)(L)
1,3630.2%

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 (17th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 0.1% · max 48.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
17th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.13
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
25th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.9%JD 31.6%LS 20.1%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%

Figures are for Bagalkot, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%

What's nearby?

37 locations
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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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