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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1985

Bharathinagar

Winner — 1985

K. J. GEORGE
INC· INC
INC 43.1%JNP 35.4%9 others 21.5%
Votes
22,141
43.1% share
Winning margin
3,946
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.8%
of 95,556

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. J. GEORGE
INC
22,14143.1%
2
MICHAEL B. FERANANDES
Janata
18,19535.4%
3
V. SHIVASHANKAR
IND
5,26410.3%
4
M. SUNDAR
IND
4,9259.6%
5
JAGA
IND
5291.0%
6
G RAMESH BABU
IND
1030.2%
7
B. N. RAO
IND
710.1%
8
M. JAYA DEVA
IND
510.1%
9
PURUSHOTHAMAN AMARNATH
IND
410.1%
10
SABSTIAN
IND
310.1%
11
K. N. YELLAPPA
IND
190.0%

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.

High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
23rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
119th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%JNP 35.4%IND 10.3%IND 9.6%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

2 locations
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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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