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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1994

Kushtagi

Winner — 1994

K. SHARNAPPA ADVOCATE
JD· Janata Dal
JD 48.8%INC 28.9%5 others 22.3%
Votes
41,972
48.8% share
Winning margin
17,134
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,37,816

Kushtagi is a safe seat — K. SHARNAPPA ADVOCATE won by 19.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. SHARNAPPA ADVOCATE
Janata Dal
41,97248.8%
2
HANAMAGOUDA SHEKHAR GOUDA PATIL
INC
24,83828.9%
3
CHANDAPPA DYAMANNA TLAWAR
KCP
9,38610.9%
4
S.D. SUDHEER
BJP
4,0144.7%
5
R.K. DESAI
Left
2,7233.2%
6
M. GANGANNA BHIMAPPA
IND
2,3902.8%
7
S. LINGAPPA
6350.7%

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 (156th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 2.5% · max 37.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
156th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
73rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 48.8%INC 28.9%KCP 10.9%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin

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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