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Karnataka · PC 23 · 2019

Bangalore Rural

Winner — Lok Sabha 2019

D.K. SURESH
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 54.1%BJP 41.4%14 others 4.5%
Votes
8,78,258
54.1% share
Winning margin
2,06,870
12.8% of votes
Total votes cast
16,21,906
Candidates
16
Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D.K. SURESH
UPA (UPA)
8,78,25854.1%
2
ASHWATHNARAYANGOWDA
NDA
6,71,38841.4%
3
DR CHINNAPPA Y CHIKKAHAGADE
19,9721.2%
NOTA
NOTA
12,4540.8%
5
MANJUNATHA. M
UPJP
9,8890.6%
6
N. KRISHNAPPA
PPOI
8,1230.5%
7
J.T. PRAKASH
IND
4,7850.3%
8
D M MADEGOWDA
rpsn
2,8010.2%
9
RAGHU JANAGERE
IND
2,4900.1%
10
RAMA. T.C
SUCI(C)
2,0940.1%
11
VENKATESHAPPA
SJPA
2,0250.1%
12
M.C. DEVARAJU
IND
2,0200.1%
13
B. GOPAL
IND
1,8590.1%
14
Dr. M VENKATASWAMY
1,4620.1%
15
H.T. CHIKKARAJU
IND
1,3620.1%
16
ESWARA
IND
9240.1%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.8%
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 54.1%BJP 41.4%OTH 3.7%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 Cr

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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