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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1989Reserved (ST)

Gokak

Winner — 1989

SHANKAR HANMANT KARNING
INC· INC
INC 48.5%JD 29.1%4 others 22.4%
Votes
37,781
48.5% share
Winning margin
15,058
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,21,801

Gokak is a safe seat — SHANKAR HANMANT KARNING won by 19.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKAR HANMANT KARNING
INC
37,78148.5%
2
MUTTENNAVAR MALLAPPA LAXMAN
National Front
22,72329.1%
3
VADANAIK SATTEPPA GUTTEPPA
KRS
12,77216.4%
4
NAYAK NAYAKANNA APPANNA
JNP(JP)
2,4903.2%
5
BHIMGOUDA MALAGOUDA PATIL
IND
1,9222.5%
6
NAYAK LAXMAN SIDDAPPA
IND
2720.3%

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.

Average turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 5.7% · max 56.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
65th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
168th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%JD 29.1%KRS 16.4%OTH 6.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

6 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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