Back to Karnataka 1985 map
Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1985

Bhalki

Winner — 1985

KALYANRAO SANGAPPA MOLAKERE
JNP· Janata
JNP 49.0%INC 46.3%4 others 4.7%
Votes
27,994
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,504
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.4%
of 88,783

A closely fought contest. KALYANRAO SANGAPPA MOLAKERE won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KALYANRAO SANGAPPA MOLAKERE
Janata
27,99449.0%
2
BHIMANNA SHIVALINGAPPA KHANDARE
INC
26,49046.3%
3
PRALHAD GANGARAM SHARMA
BJP
1,1792.1%
4
SYED MUZAFARALI SYED KHADARALI JAMADAR
IND
7341.3%
5
GANAPATI SHIVARAO SANGOLGI
IND
4220.7%
6
ASHOK PUNDALIK SAGAR
IND
3550.6%

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 (58th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.6% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
58th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.78
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 49.0%INC 46.3%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Auto components🏺Foundry

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

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25