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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1989

Varthur

Winner — 1989

A. KRISHNAPPA
INC· INC
INC 48.3%JD 43.3%14 others 8.5%
Votes
69,586
48.3% share
Winning margin
7,211
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.2%
of 2,56,538

A clear win with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. KRISHNAPPA
INC
69,58648.3%
2
ASHWATHNARAYANA REDDY
National Front
62,37543.3%
3
R. ANANDA REDDY
JNP(JP)
4,5263.1%
4
M. VENKATASWAMY
BJP
3,3162.3%
5
K. KRISHNAN
IND
9130.6%
6
V. THANNIMALAI
IND
8000.6%
7
P. GAJENDRAN
IND
7430.5%
8
P. S. VASUDEVA REDDY
IND
3110.2%
9
B. K. KRISHNAPPA
IND
2920.2%
10
K. SATHYANARAYANA
IND
2790.2%
11
BABY THOMAS
IND
2640.2%
12
N. KODANDA SWAMY
IND
2380.2%
13
KANNAN
IND
1900.1%
14
B. K. NARAYAA SWAMY
IND
1550.1%
15
V. RAMACHANDRA
IND
1430.1%
16
J. WILLIAM (KUMAR)
IND
510.0%

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 (157th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
157th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
51st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.3%JD 43.3%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%

What's nearby?

37 locations
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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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