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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1994

Kanakapura

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Winner — 1994

P.G.R. SINDHIA
JD· Janata Dal
JD 70.6%INC 20.1%15 others 9.3%
Votes
68,561
70.6% share
Winning margin
49,002
50.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,32,202

Kanakapura is a safe seat — P.G.R. SINDHIA won by 50.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.G.R. SINDHIA
JD
Janata Dal
68,56170.6%
2
K.T. CHANNABASAVEGOWDA
INC
INC
19,55920.1%
3
L. PUTTAMADAIAH
BJP
BJP
5,0175.2%
4
SAMPANGIRAMAIAH
BSP
9010.9%
5
C. BHARATHI
KCP
7420.8%
6
C. SHIVASHANKARA
IND
6580.7%
7
G.A. LAKSHMI NARAYANA GOWDA
KRRS
4720.5%
8
SINGRIGOWDA
IND
4570.5%
9
ILYAS SHARIFF
IND
1460.1%
10
SADIQ
IND
1250.1%
11
D.C. MARIYAPPA
IND
1080.1%
12
T.D. RAMESH
IND
1000.1%
13
K.S. KRISHNAMURTHY
IND
800.1%
14
G.C. DASAPPA
IND
670.1%
15
SHIVARUDRAIAH
IND
580.1%
16
DODDAMAREGOWDA
KCVP
490.1%
17
D. KUMAR
IND
370.0%

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

High turnout (29th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
50.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.7% · min 3.4% · max 50.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
29th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
138th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 70.6%INC 20.1%BJP 5.2%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
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Dodda Basaveshwara Temple

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