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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Heggadadevanakote

Winner — 1989

M. P. VENKATESH
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 34.8%INC 32.3%6 others 32.9%
Votes
29,676
34.8% share
Winning margin
2,169
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.8%
of 1,27,775

A closely fought contest. M. P. VENKATESH won with a 2.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. P. VENKATESH
JNP(JP)
29,67634.8%
2
M. SHIVANNA
INC
27,50732.3%
3
H. B. CHALUVAIAH
National Front
21,57325.3%
4
PUSHAPAVATHY
KRS
5,1616.0%
5
B. MADAIAH
IND
6920.8%
6
VIJAYENDAR
IND
2880.3%
7
N. NAGARAJU
IND
2640.3%
8
H. T. KUSAIAH
IND
1230.1%

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.

Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
60th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
121st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 34.8%INC 32.3%JD 25.3%KRS 6.0%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

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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