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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 33 · 1994

Bellary

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Winner — 1994

M. DIVAKAR BABU
IND
IND 47.3%INC 20.4%17 others 32.3%
Votes
40,156
47.3% share
Winning margin
22,876
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,56,825

Bellary is a safe seat — M. DIVAKAR BABU won by 27.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. DIVAKAR BABU
IND
40,15647.3%
2
VENKAT MAHIPAL
INC
INC
17,28020.4%
3
S. INDU SEKHAR
BJP
BJP
11,67813.8%
4
SYED MUJEEB
KCP
9,25010.9%
5
N.D. KAMALAKAR
IND
1,7032.0%
6
G. RAMACHANDRAIAH
JD
Janata Dal
1,5221.8%
7
K. SOMASEKHAR
IND
8551.0%
8
A. ESWARAPPA
IND
7820.9%
9
B. SHAIKH SAB
IND
4790.6%
10
S. BRAHMAIAH
IND
2560.3%
11
J. GOPINATH
IND
1540.2%
12
ANANDA REDDY
IND
1520.2%
13
J. UDAY KUMAR
IND
1130.1%
14
H.M. SRIVANANDAIAH
IND
990.1%
15
K. SREENIVASULU
IND
950.1%
16
K. RAMAPPA
IND
890.1%
17
LALKUMAR MASOOM SAB
IND
880.1%
18
HANUMANTHA RAO
IND
500.1%
19
ALLAM CHANNAPPA
IND
490.1%

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

Average turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
165th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
133rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.3%INC 20.4%BJP 13.8%KCP 10.9%OTH 7.6%

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
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🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin
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Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

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Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

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