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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Kolar Gold Fields

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Winner — 1989

M. BHAKTHAVACHALAM
ADK· AIADMK
ADK 51.1%CPM 18.9%11 others 29.9%
Votes
32,928
51.1% share
Winning margin
20,736
32.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.5%
of 1,04,666

Kolar Gold Fields is a safe seat — M. BHAKTHAVACHALAM won by 32.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. BHAKTHAVACHALAM
ADK
AIADMK
32,92851.1%
2
T. S. MANI
CPM
Left
12,19218.9%
3
C. M. ARUMUGHAM
RPI
8,99514.0%
4
M. SURESHKUMAR
BJP
BJP
3,7465.8%
5
R. NARAYANAN
IND
3,0504.7%
6
C. BALAKRISHNAN
JNP(JP)
1,6502.6%
7
C. GUNASEGARAN
IND
1,3482.1%
8
R. SHIVARAJ
IND
1360.2%
9
R. SHANTHAKUMAR
IND
1010.2%
10
K. SUNDARA MURTHY
IND
900.1%
11
A. K. BELVARAJ
IND
780.1%
12
S. SOUNDERAJ
IND
470.1%
13
M. SAMPATHKUMAR
IND
350.1%

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 (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
32.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADK 51.1%CPM 18.9%RPI 14.0%BJP 5.8%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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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