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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Belur
Winner — 1985
KUMARASWAMY H. K.
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.8%INC 38.2%4 others 3.0%
Votes
33,382
58.8% share
Winning margin
11,713
20.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.8%
of 84,949
Belur is a safe seat — KUMARASWAMY H. K. won by 20.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUMARASWAMY H. K. | Janata | 33,382 | 58.8% |
| 2 | H. K. NARASWMAHASWAMY | INC | 21,669 | 38.2% |
| 3 | H. M. MALLESHAPPA | BJP | 610 | 1.1% |
| 4 | JAVARAIAH | IND | 556 | 1.0% |
| 5 | G. S. PARAMESH | IND | 496 | 0.9% |
| 6 | B. H. LAKSHMANAIAH | IND | 69 | 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.
High turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.2% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
40th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
188th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.8%INC 38.2%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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