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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1989Reserved (SC)

Devanahalli

Winner — 1989

MUNINARASIMHAIAH
INC· INC
INC 58.6%JD 34.3%4 others 7.1%
Votes
58,569
58.5% share
Winning margin
24,236
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,41,521

Devanahalli is a safe seat — MUNINARASIMHAIAH won by 24.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNINARASIMHAIAH
INC
58,56958.5%
2
M. MUNIYAPPA
National Front
34,33334.3%
3
K. NARAYANAPPA
JNP(JP)
5,7075.7%
4
C. VENKATARAMAIAH
8380.8%
5
MUNIKADIRAPPA
SSD
4750.5%
6
G. CHINNAIAH
IND
1100.1%

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.

Average turnout (75th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.2% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
75th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
43rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%JD 34.3%JNP(JP) 5.7%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI

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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