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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1989

Kottur

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Winner — 1989

K. V. RAVINDRANATH BABU
INC· INC
INC 45.1%JD 35.8%5 others 19.1%
Votes
34,161
45.1% share
Winning margin
7,016
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,12,587

A clear win with a 9.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. V. RAVINDRANATH BABU
INC
INC
34,16145.1%
2
H. CHIDANANDAPPA
JD
National Front
27,14535.8%
3
KENGANAVARA JATHAPPA
JNP(JP)
13,68418.1%
4
M. G. SWAMY
IND
3070.4%
5
K. SHANMUKHAPPA
IND
2310.3%
6
G. VAMADEVAPPA
IND
2250.3%
7
G. SIDDANA GOUDA
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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (168th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 2.6% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
168th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
84th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%JD 35.8%JNP(JP) 18.1%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
🏛️

Pre-Historic Site

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-Historic Site

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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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