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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Bethamangala

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Winner — 1989

M. NARAYANA SWAMY
JD· National Front
JD 36.2%IND 29.9%13 others 34.0%
Votes
28,162
36.1% share
Winning margin
4,881
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
60.0%
of 1,29,830

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. NARAYANA SWAMY
JD
National Front
28,16236.1%
2
C. VENKATESHAPPA
IND
23,28129.9%
3
V. VENKATESH
INC
INC
21,35827.4%
4
M. NARAYANASWAMY
JNP(JP)
1,9392.5%
5
VENKATESHAPPA
IND
7130.9%
6
R. MUNISWAMY
IND
5760.7%
7
VENHATESHAPPA
IND
4820.6%
8
D. BALU
IND
3740.5%
9
MUNIVENKATAPPA
IND
3100.4%
10
K. M. NARAYANASWAMY
IND
2080.3%
11
V. NARAYANASWAMY
IND
1580.2%
12
B. NAGARAJ
IND
1280.2%
13
B. CHANDRASEKHAR
IND
790.1%
14
T. N. SWAMY
IND
760.1%
15
A. K. GOPALAPPA
IND
520.1%

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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 36.1%IND 29.9%INC 27.4%OTH 6.5%

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?

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