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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1989

Belgaum

Winner — 1989

BAPUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKAR
IND
IND 39.0%JNP(JP) 33.0%12 others 28.1%
Votes
35,196
39.0% share
Winning margin
5,387
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,39,206

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BAPUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKAR
IND
35,19639.0%
2
POTDAR ANIL MOHAN
JNP(JP)
29,80933.0%
3
DALVI DEEPAK ARJUN
IND
10,03711.1%
4
SHOBHA ANIL HERWADKAR
INC
8,3829.3%
5
POTADAR ASHA VASANTRAO
National Front
3,9734.4%
6
MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN FAROQUI
IND
8310.9%
7
KRISHNA SHANKARRAO MANDEKAR
IND
7030.8%
8
KHANDAGALE GAJANAN BABURAO
IND
3990.4%
9
BAGEWADI VISHWANATH BASAPPA
IND
2970.3%
10
ASHOK. P. PATIL
IND
2830.3%
11
RUDRAPPA SHIVALINGAPPA AVAKKANAVAR
IND
1510.2%
12
ARJUN PAYAPPA SHANKARGOUD
IND
1270.1%
13
KAKADE ANIL LAXMAN
IND
1150.1%
14
BASAVARAJ GUNAKI
IND
470.1%

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 (41st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.0% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
41st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
186th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 39.0%JNP(JP) 33.0%IND 11.1%INC 9.3%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir products🏺Jacquard Bedsheet
Nagesvara and Chennakesava Temple

Nagesvara and Chennakesava Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Nagesvara and Chennakesava Temple

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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