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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Hiriyur

Winner — 1989

K. H. RANGANATH
INC· INC
INC 43.6%JD 27.8%10 others 28.6%
Votes
33,717
43.6% share
Winning margin
12,238
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,33,908

Hiriyur is a safe seat — K. H. RANGANATH won by 15.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. H. RANGANATH
INC
33,71743.6%
2
B. BASAPPA
National Front
21,47927.8%
3
D. PRASANNA KUMAR
JNP(JP)
12,18015.8%
4
V. T. RAMAKRISHNA
KRS
6,9439.0%
5
N. BABU NAIK
IND
1,1571.5%
6
M. JAYANNA
IND
4510.6%
7
DYAMANNA
IND
3710.5%
8
H. K. KUMARASWAMY
BJP
3520.5%
9
T. M. LINGAPPA
IND
2340.3%
10
M. H. THIPPESWAMY
IND
2150.3%
11
N. SIDDAIAH
IND
1590.2%
12
S. H. BHEEMAKKA
IND
380.1%

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 (151st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.9% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
151st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
187th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%JD 27.8%JNP(JP) 15.8%KRS 9.0%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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