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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 141 · 1994

Bantwal

Winner — 1994

B. RAMANATHA RAI
INC· INC
INC 44.3%BJP 38.7%5 others 17.0%
Votes
34,027
44.3% share
Winning margin
4,293
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
70.8%
of 1,08,602

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. RAMANATHA RAI
INC
34,02744.3%
2
SHAKUNTHALA T. SHETTY
BJP
29,73438.7%
3
VIJAYA KUMAR RAI
KCP
7,3939.6%
4
ABDUL RAHIMAN
Janata Dal
4,0265.2%
5
N. SHIVA RAO
IND
9051.2%
6
GREGORY D'SOUZA
IND
4530.6%
7
LAWRENCE PINTO
IND
3130.4%

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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 5.4% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
9th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
127th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.3%BJP 38.7%KCP 9.6%JD 5.2%OTH 2.2%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobiles🏺Shivarapatna stone craft
Bhoganandishwara Temple

Bhoganandishwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhoganandishwara 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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