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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANTKUMAR HEGDE
NDA (NDA)
3,39,30044.6%
2
ALVA MARGARET
UPA
3,16,53141.6%
3
V D HEGADE
48,8506.4%
4
YASHWANT TIMMANNA NIPPANIKAR
IND
15,8362.1%
5
HADAPAD BASAVARAJ DUNDAPPA
9,3401.2%
6
D M GURAV
8,0951.1%
7
KHAZI RAHMATULLA ABDUL WAHAB
IND
7,2801.0%
8
L P M NAIK
IND
5,8950.8%
9
UDAY BABU KHALVADEKAR
IND
3,2830.4%
10
ABDUL RASHEED SHAIKH
IND
3,0000.4%
11
ELISH KOTIYAL
NDA
2,8650.4%

Average turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.6% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
13th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 28

How 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 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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