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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1994

Belthangady

Winner — 1994

K. VASANTHA BANGERA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 38.5%BJP 31.3%4 others 30.2%
Votes
39,871
38.5% share
Winning margin
7,438
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.2%
of 1,35,824

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. VASANTHA BANGERA
Janata Dal
39,87138.5%
2
K. PRABHAKARA BANGERA
BJP
32,43331.3%
3
K. GANGADGARA GOWDA
INC
29,91828.9%
4
CHANDRA SHEKARA POOJARY
KCP
1,0681.0%
5
SHEKARA POOJARY
IND
1400.1%
6
SHANTHA
IND
1050.1%

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.

High turnout (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.8% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
18th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 38.5%BJP 31.3%INC 28.9%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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