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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 161 · 1985

Honnali

Winner — 1985

D. G. BASAWANA
JNP· Janata
JNP 59.9%INC 38.1%5 others 2.0%
Votes
54,076
59.9% share
Winning margin
19,677
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.8%
of 1,10,386

Honnali is a safe seat — D. G. BASAWANA won by 21.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. G. BASAWANA
Janata
54,07659.9%
2
H. B. KRISHNA MURTHY
INC
34,39938.1%
3
K. NAGARAJAPPA
IND
4140.5%
4
K. MALLASHAPPA
BJP
3990.4%
5
S. LINGAPPA
IND
3910.4%
6
GADDADARA MALLAPPA
IND
3170.3%
7
K. CHANDRASHEKHARAPPA
IND
2730.3%

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 (224th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 1.9% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
47%
lowerhigher
224th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 59.9%INC 38.1%OTH 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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