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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1994Reserved (SC)

Kolar Gold Fields

Winner — 1994

S. RAJENDIRAN
BRP
BRP 42.9%ADMK 28.1%9 others 29.0%
Votes
27,271
42.9% share
Winning margin
9,409
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.4%
of 98,802

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. RAJENDIRAN
BRP
27,27142.9%
2
M. BAKTHAVATCHALAM
AIADMK
17,86228.1%
3
T.S. MANI
Left
5,7499.0%
4
M. SAMPATHKUMAR
KCP
4,5737.2%
5
M. VENKATESH
BJP
4,3756.9%
6
A.K. SELVARAJ
INC
2,0753.3%
7
K. RAJENDRAN
Janata Dal
1,0001.6%
8
M.A. MILIND
3140.5%
9
S. ALBERT ANAND
IND
2490.4%
10
K. MURTHY
IND
750.1%
11
S. SELVAKUMAR
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.

Average turnout (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BRP 42.9%ADMK 28.1%CPM 9.0%KCP 7.2%BJP 6.9%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺FMCG🏺Volve Mfg
Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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