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Karnataka · PC 5 · 2000 by-election

Bellary

Winner — 2000 by-election

Kolur Basavanagoud
INC 53.1%BJP 33.4%5 others 13.5%
Votes
2,59,851
53.0% share
Winning margin
96,020
19.6% of votes
Total votes cast
4,89,797
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kolur Basavanagoud
2,59,85153.0%
2
K.S. Veerabhadrappa
1,63,83133.5%
3
Thippeswamy
35,2917.2%
4
Mundrigi Nagaraj
22,8394.7%
5
M. Appa Rao
IND
5,2321.1%
6
Nazeer Hussain
IND
1,8600.4%
7
H. Purushottama
IND
8930.2%

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.

Low turnout (25th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.7% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
25th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.0%BJP 33.5%JD(S) 7.2%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

12 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
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Ancient Site, Udchan

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

🏛️MonumentASI

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

🏛️MonumentASI

Gulbaraga Fort and great Mosque in it

Haft Gumbaz D tomb

Haft Gumbaz D tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Haft Gumbaz D tomb

Haft Gumbaz Dawood tomb

Haft Gumbaz Dawood tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Haft Gumbaz Dawood tomb

Haft Gumbaz E tomb

Haft Gumbaz E tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Haft Gumbaz E tomb

Haft Gumbaz Firozshahs tomb

Haft Gumbaz Firozshahs tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Haft Gumbaz Firozshahs tomb

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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