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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1994Reserved (SC)

Bethamangala

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Winner — 1994

M. NARAYANASWAMY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 42.1%IND 37.5%16 others 20.4%
Votes
43,157
42.0% share
Winning margin
4,674
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,45,662

A closely fought contest. M. NARAYANASWAMY won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. NARAYANASWAMY
JD
Janata Dal
43,15742.0%
2
C. VENKATESHAPPA
IND
38,48337.5%
3
V. HANUMAPPA
BJP
BJP
7,3537.2%
4
G. NAGARAJA
KCP
6,1236.0%
5
M. SRIKRISHNA
INC
INC
4,6864.6%
6
DR. M. RAVICHANDRA
BSP
7900.8%
7
V. HARISH
IND
4820.5%
8
D. BALU
IND
3090.3%
9
M. MOHAN
IND
2540.3%
10
R. JAYALAKSHMI
RPI
2260.2%
11
U. MUNIYAPPA
IND
1960.2%
12
VENKATESHAPPA
IND
1620.2%
13
BYATAPPA
IND
1150.1%
14
B. CHANDRASHEKHAR
IND
850.1%
15
G. AMBEDKAR
IND
680.1%
16
P. CHANNAPPA
IND
680.1%
17
RAMESHBABU
IND
530.1%
18
GOPALAPPA
IND
120.0%

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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 42.0%IND 37.5%BJP 7.2%KCP 6.0%OTH 7.3%

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%

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