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Winner — 1985
VEDANT HEMMIGE
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.4%INC 32.7%10 others 18.9%
Votes
20,657
48.4% share
Winning margin
6,692
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.4%
of 83,140
Krishnaraj is a safe seat — VEDANT HEMMIGE won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VEDANT HEMMIGE | Janata | 20,657 | 48.4% |
| 2 | SRIKANTA SHARMA | INC | 13,965 | 32.7% |
| 3 | H. GANGADHARAN | BJP | 5,146 | 12.1% |
| 4 | S. JNANA SHANKAR | IND | 1,043 | 2.4% |
| 5 | DASAPPA | IND | 949 | 2.2% |
| 6 | S. BOREGOWDA | IND | 302 | 0.7% |
| 7 | M. C. M. KUMAR | IND | 240 | 0.6% |
| 8 | K. RAMESH | IND | 110 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M. S. SHRIKANTAIAH | IND | 101 | 0.2% |
| 10 | C. RANGANATH | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NARAYANA SALIYAN | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 12 | G. MOHAMMED IQBAL | IND | 50 | 0.1% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.0% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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90th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
90th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.4%INC 32.7%BJP 12.1%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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