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Karnataka · PC 17 · 2014
Dakshina Kannada
Winner — Lok Sabha 2014
NALIN KUMAR KATEEL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 53.2%INC 41.3%13 others 5.4%
Votes
6,42,739
53.2% share
Winning margin
1,43,709
11.9% of votes
Total votes cast
12,07,474
Candidates
15
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NALIN KUMAR KATEEL | NDA (NDA) | 6,42,739 | 53.2% |
| 2 | JANARDHANA POOJARY | UPA | 4,99,030 | 41.3% |
| 3 | HANEEF KHAN KODAJE | 27,254 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | K YADAVA SHETTY | Left | 9,394 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,109 | 0.6% |
| 6 | M. R. VASUDEVA | 5,442 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | MOOSE KUNHI ALIAS ABDUL KAREEM | 4,471 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | K.N. SOMASHEKAR | IND | 3,421 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SUBRAMANYA GOWDA K. | IND | 2,450 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUDATTA JAIN SHIRTHADY | IND | 1,613 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ADVOCATE ANANDA GATTY | IND | 1,116 | 0.1% |
| 12 | MAXIM PINTO | IND | 1,072 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DEEPAK RAJESH COELHO | IND | 905 | 0.1% |
| 14 | K. KUSHALA BELLARE | IND | 801 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUPREETH KUMAR POOJARY | HJP | 657 | 0.1% |
Average turnout (7th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.0% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
7th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
1st of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.2%INC 41.3%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
34 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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