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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Nelamangala
Winner — 1978
K.PRABHAKAR
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 44.1%JNP 41.4%4 others 14.5%
Votes
20,666
44.1% share
Winning margin
1,278
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.2%
of 70,773
A closely fought contest. K.PRABHAKAR won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.PRABHAKAR |  INC(I)INC | 20,666 | 44.1% |
| 2 | DODDATHIMMAIAH | Janata | 19,388 | 41.4% |
| 3 | H. RAVI | IND | 3,995 | 8.5% |
| 4 | B.GANGABYRAIAH | IND | 1,396 | 3.0% |
| 5 | T.KEMPAHANUMAIAH | INC | 1,130 | 2.4% |
| 6 | HUCHAIAH | IND | 263 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (83rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 2.7% · max 34.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
83rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.98
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
160th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 44.1%JNP 41.4%IND 8.5%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.