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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Madhugiri

Winner — 1989

G. PARAMESWARA
INC· INC
INC 52.2%JD 32.6%10 others 15.2%
Votes
47,477
52.2% share
Winning margin
17,807
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,33,125

Madhugiri is a safe seat — G. PARAMESWARA won by 19.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G. PARAMESWARA
INC
47,47752.2%
2
RAJAVARDHAN
National Front
29,67032.6%
3
B. M. THIPPEWAMY
JNP(JP)
9,88610.9%
4
HEMASUDHA REDDY
BRP
2,1492.4%
5
T. NARASIMHAIAH
KRS
6700.7%
6
GANGAHANUMAIAH
IND
2920.3%
7
RANGARAJU
IND
2150.2%
8
THIMMAIAH
IND
1740.2%
9
H. K. KRISHNAPPA
IND
1560.2%
10
THIMMARAYAPPA
IND
1450.2%
11
S. N. NARASIMHALU
IND
1060.1%
12
N. R. LAKSHMINARAYAN
IND
880.1%

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 (175th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 53.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
175th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
74th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.2%JD 32.6%JNP(JP) 10.9%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma

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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