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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1994

Shikaripur

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Winner — 1994

B.S. YADIYURAPPA
BJP· BJP
BJP 50.1%INC 21.9%9 others 28.0%
Votes
50,885
50.1% share
Winning margin
28,685
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,32,930

Shikaripur is a safe seat — B.S. YADIYURAPPA won by 28.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B.S. YADIYURAPPA
BJP
BJP
50,88550.1%
2
NAGARADA MAHADEVAPPA
INC
INC
22,20021.9%
3
B.K. VISHWANATH
KCP
14,34414.1%
4
N. PURVANAIKA
IND
11,73911.6%
5
M. MANJAPPA BANNUR
JD
Janata Dal
1,0551.0%
6
N. ARUN
KRRS
6020.6%
7
BASAVARAJ PATIL
IND
1930.2%
8
SHIVAMURTHY CHURI
IND
1760.2%
9
A.M. MAHADEVAPPA
IND
1620.2%
10
J.M. NANJUNDAIAH
KCVP
960.1%
11
SRIPATHI
IND
570.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
219th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
27th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 21.9%KCP 14.1%IND 11.6%OTH 2.3%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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