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Karnataka · PC 12 · 2009
Uttara Kannada
Winner — Lok Sabha 2009
ANANTKUMAR HEGDE
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.6%INC 41.6%9 others 13.7%
Votes
3,39,300
44.6% share
Winning margin
22,769
3.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,60,275
Candidates
11
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANANTKUMAR HEGDE | NDA (NDA) | 3,39,300 | 44.6% |
| 2 | ALVA MARGARET | UPA | 3,16,531 | 41.6% |
| 3 | V D HEGADE | 48,850 | 6.4% | |
| 4 | YASHWANT TIMMANNA NIPPANIKAR | IND | 15,836 | 2.1% |
| 5 | HADAPAD BASAVARAJ DUNDAPPA | 9,340 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | D M GURAV | 8,095 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | KHAZI RAHMATULLA ABDUL WAHAB | IND | 7,280 | 1.0% |
| 8 | L P M NAIK | IND | 5,895 | 0.8% |
| 9 | UDAY BABU KHALVADEKAR | IND | 3,283 | 0.4% |
| 10 | ABDUL RASHEED SHAIKH | IND | 3,000 | 0.4% |
| 11 | ELISH KOTIYAL | NDA | 2,865 | 0.4% |
Average turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.6% · max 41.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%INC 41.6%JD(S) 6.4%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.64 Cr
A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
Figures are for Uttara Kannada, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
38 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Adike Narayan Devasthan and 2 Others 1) Virupaksha devasthan, 2) Venkatraman Devastana
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

