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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Kamalapur

Winner — 1985

G. RAMKRISHNA
INC· INC
INC 36.2%JNP 30.8%3 others 33.0%
Votes
14,778
36.3% share
Winning margin
2,232
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
46.3%
of 88,049

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. RAMKRISHNA
INC
14,77836.3%
2
VITHAL DODDAMANI
Janata
12,54630.8%
3
T. N. RATHOD
IND
11,76728.9%
4
SUJATHA PARAMESHWAR JANE
IND
8552.1%
5
HANMANTHRAO NAGAPPA VANTE
BJP
8232.0%

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 (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 4.2% · max 51.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.3%JNP 30.8%IND 28.9%OTH 4.1%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

🏛️MonumentASI

Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

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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