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Karnataka · PC 6 · 2014Reserved (ST)

Raichur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

B.V.NAYAK
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 45.8%BJP 45.6%10 others 8.6%
Votes
4,43,659
45.8% share
Winning margin
1,499
0.1% of votes
Total votes cast
9,68,889
Candidates
12
Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.V.NAYAK
UPA (UPA)
4,43,65945.8%
2
ARAKERA SHIVANAGOUDA NAYAK
NDA
4,42,16045.6%
3
D.B.NAYAK
21,7062.2%
NOTA
NOTA
13,1761.4%
5
RAJA THIMAPPA NAYAK
12,2541.3%
6
M NAGARAJ
CPIM
6,9380.7%
7
K SOMASHEKAR YADGIRI
6,7880.7%
8
CHINNAYYA NAYAK
IND
6,5400.7%
9
RANGANAYAK
PPOI
4,9350.5%
10
BHIMARAYA JARADABANDI
4,2340.4%
11
MARUTI
NDEP
3,6180.4%
12
BHAGAVANTAPPA
LSP
2,8810.3%

Low turnout (24th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.1% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
24th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
7th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.8%BJP 45.6%OTH 7.2%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Raichur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma
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Pre-Historic Site

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Pre-Historic Site

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Pre-Historic Site

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-Historic Site

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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