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Karnataka · PC 23 · 2013 by-election

Bangalore Rural

Winner — 2013 by-election

INC 54.9%JD(S) 41.9%11 others 3.1%
Votes
5,78,608
54.9% share
Winning margin
1,37,007
13.0% of votes
Total votes cast
10,53,358
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.K. Suresh
5,78,60854.9%
2
Anitha Kumaraswamy
4,41,60141.9%
3
Kunigal Shivanna
9,3990.9%
4
S.Siddaramaiah
IND
6,0570.6%
5
J.T. Prakash
3,2450.3%
6
J.Nataraju
IND
3,2300.3%
7
T.M. Manche Gowda
IND
2,9450.3%
8
K.A.Mohan
KDC
1,8710.2%
9
Madabal Jayaram
IND
1,4730.1%
10
Budayya. B. Pujeri
KP
1,3540.1%
11
Mallesha
IND
1,3470.1%
12
Kalajah
IND
1,1160.1%
13
A.Chowrappa
IND
1,1120.1%

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 (21st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.6% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
21st of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
14th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.9%JD(S) 41.9%OTH 3.2%

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?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

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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