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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1989

Krishnarajpet

Winner — 1989

M. PUTTESWAMY GOWDA
INC· INC
INC 40.5%JNP(JP) 34.7%1 others 24.8%
Votes
35,963
40.5% share
Winning margin
5,172
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,22,643

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. PUTTESWAMY GOWDA
INC
35,96340.5%
2
K. N. KENGE GOWDA
JNP(JP)
30,79134.7%
3
KRISHNA
National Front
22,01524.8%

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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.9% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
51st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
209th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%JNP(JP) 34.7%JD 24.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton based processing (ginning) & garmenting🏺Millets
🏛️

Fort, Chennagiri

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort

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Musafirkhana and Honda

🏛️MonumentASI

Musafirkhana and Honda

🏛️

Shahji's Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Shahji's Tomb

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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