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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Devanahalli
Winner — 1978
B.N. BACHE GOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.9%INC(I) 39.7%3 others 12.4%
Votes
32,919
48.0% share
Winning margin
5,673
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
76.7%
of 89,532
A clear win with a 8.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.N. BACHE GOWDA | Janata | 32,919 | 48.0% |
| 2 | MUNU GOWDA |  INC(I)INC | 27,246 | 39.7% |
| 3 | M.SOMASEKHARA | INC | 6,973 | 10.2% |
| 4 | ALLAPPA | IND | 1,043 | 1.5% |
| 5 | J.L. D SOUZA | IND | 472 | 0.7% |
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 (75th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.2% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
75th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
43rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.0%INC(I) 39.7%INC 10.2%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.