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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 163 · 1994

Tirthahalli

Winner — 1994

ARAGA JNANENDRA
BJP· BJP
BJP 35.6%JD 32.3%7 others 32.1%
Votes
31,440
35.6% share
Winning margin
2,952
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,17,396

A closely fought contest. ARAGA JNANENDRA won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARAGA JNANENDRA
BJP
31,44035.6%
2
D.B. CHANDRE GOWDA
Janata Dal
28,48832.3%
3
KADIDAL DIVAKAR
INC
15,37817.4%
4
D. LAXMANA
KCP
8,3219.4%
5
G.S. RAJENDRA
KRRS
3,8134.3%
6
H.A. KHASIM SAB
IND
4190.5%
7
NAGESHA HORABYLU
IND
2720.3%
8
G. SADASHIVA RAO
IND
1250.1%
9
K.M. RAMAPPA POOJARI
IND
420.1%

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.

Low turnout (212th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 0.1% · max 30.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
212th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
149th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
15th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.6%JD 32.3%INC 17.4%KCP 9.4%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

8 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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