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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 74 · 1989

Vemgal

Winner — 1989

C. BYREGOWDA
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 48.9%IND 26.7%5 others 24.4%
Votes
42,687
48.9% share
Winning margin
19,340
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.1%
of 1,14,758

Vemgal is a safe seat — C. BYREGOWDA won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. BYREGOWDA
JNP(JP)
42,68748.9%
2
K. R. ERAPPA
IND
23,34726.7%
3
S. GOVINDA GOWDA
INC
18,66721.4%
4
C. M. MUNIYAPPA
IND
2,0072.3%
5
BYRAPPA
IND
2960.3%
6
K. M. ASWATHAPPA
IND
2120.2%
7
K. N. KEMPAIAH
IND
1450.2%

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.

Low turnout (185th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 27.1% · min 6.8% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
24th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 48.9%IND 26.7%INC 21.4%OTH 3.0%

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
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺FMCG🏺Volve Mfg
🏛️

Sankarlinga temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sankarlinga temple

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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