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Winner — 1989
K. GANGADHARA GOWDA
INC· INC
INC 44.9%IND 43.6%4 others 11.4%
Votes
40,964
45.0% share
Winning margin
1,210
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.0%
of 1,28,299
Belthangady was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,210 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. GANGADHARA GOWDA | INC | 40,964 | 45.0% |
| 2 | K. VASANTHA BANGERA | IND | 39,754 | 43.6% |
| 3 | K. PRABHAKARA BANGERA | BJP | 8,225 | 9.0% |
| 4 | J. B. PEREIRA | JNP(JP) | 1,661 | 1.8% |
| 5 | LOKESHWARI VINAYCHANDRA GOWDA | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 6 | HARISH KUMAR | IND | 240 | 0.3% |
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 (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.8% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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18th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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124th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%IND 43.6%BJP 9.0%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%
What's nearby?
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