Back to Karnataka 1994 map
Winner — 1994
S. SURESH KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.5%JD 33.7%17 others 18.7%
Votes
67,175
47.5% share
Winning margin
19,498
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
58.5%
of 2,41,672
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. SURESH KUMAR | BJP | 67,175 | 47.5% |
| 2 | R.V. HAREESH | Janata Dal | 47,677 | 33.7% |
| 3 | K. LAKKANNA | INC | 21,260 | 15.0% |
| 4 | B.S. PARAMASHIVAIAH | KCP | 3,053 | 2.2% |
| 5 | B.K. CHANDRA | IND | 714 | 0.5% |
| 6 | G. SRINIVASA GOWDA | IND | 256 | 0.2% |
| 7 | B. NARAYANAMMA | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 8 | D. ASHOKA | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 9 | CHANDRAPPA | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 10 | B.J. VEERENDRA KUMAR | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 11 | BEERANNA | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 12 | ANAND MURTHY | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S.K. JAGGANNATH | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SRIRAMULU | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 15 | B.C. MANGALA DAYA | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 16 | N. RAMAIAH | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
| 17 | VENKATA SWAMY | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
| 18 | L. GANGADHARA MURTHY | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 19 | S.R. SATYANARAYANA | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
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.
Average turnout (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%JD 33.7%INC 15.0%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Medicine Mfg🏺Spices
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.