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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1989

Kanakapura

Winner — 1989

P. G. R. SINDHIA
JD· National Front
JD 40.7%INC 35.8%5 others 23.4%
Votes
36,614
40.7% share
Winning margin
4,369
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.0%
of 1,18,426

A closely fought contest. P. G. R. SINDHIA won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. G. R. SINDHIA
National Front
36,61440.7%
2
MARILINGE GOWDA
INC
32,24535.9%
3
H. D. DEVEGOWDA
JNP(JP)
20,22422.5%
4
P. R. ANANTHA SWAMY
BJP
3160.3%
5
K. B. NAGARAJU
KRS
2200.2%
6
JAYAMMA
LKD(B)
1880.2%
7
K. S. KRISHNA MURTHY
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.

High turnout (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 3.4% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
29th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
138th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 40.7%INC 35.9%JNP(JP) 22.5%OTH 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities

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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