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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Holehonnur
Winner — 1985
BASVANNAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 50.0%INC 46.0%4 others 4.0%
Votes
33,036
50.0% share
Winning margin
2,648
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.7%
of 97,601
A closely fought contest. BASVANNAPPA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASVANNAPPA | Janata | 33,036 | 50.0% |
| 2 | KARIYANNA | INC | 30,388 | 46.0% |
| 3 | SUBBALAXMI | IND | 1,020 | 1.5% |
| 4 | HALANAIK H. | IND | 870 | 1.3% |
| 5 | CHANNANAIK K. G. | IND | 443 | 0.7% |
| 6 | BHAGATHKUMAR | IND | 338 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (209th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 64.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
209th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
45th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 50.0%INC 46.0%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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