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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1985

Basavanagudi

Winner — 1985

RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE
JNP· Janata
JNP 76.4%INC 22.8%7 others 0.8%
Votes
61,018
76.3% share
Winning margin
42,780
53.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,29,994

Basavanagudi is a safe seat — RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE won by 53.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE
Janata
61,01876.3%
2
K. M. NAGARAJ
INC
18,23822.8%
3
K. C. KUMAR
IND
1480.2%
4
K. S. KUMAR
IND
1210.1%
5
C. NAGARAJ
IND
1050.1%
6
B. C. KESHAVA GOWDA
IND
980.1%
7
N. GOVINDA RAO
IND
810.1%
8
G. S. UDAYASHANKAR
IND
680.1%
9
SHIVANANDA U.P.
IND
400.1%

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 (43rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
53.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 3.9% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
43rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
126th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
190th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 76.3%INC 22.8%OTH 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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Kalmeshwar Temple

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Kalmeshwar Temple

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Sarvesvara Temple

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Sarvesvara Temple

Tarakeshwara Temple

Tarakeshwara Temple

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Tarakeshwara Temple

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Veerabhadra Temple in Hangal Fort

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Veerabhadra Temple in Hangal Fort

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old ruined temple between the fort and tank with two dies of a finely sculptured doorway partly…

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old ruined temple between the fort and tank with two dies of a finely sculptured doorway partly buried in accumulated earth

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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