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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 166 · 1996 by-elections
Sorab
Winner — 1996 by-elections
S. Kumar Bangarappa
KCP
KCP 59.3%BJP 16.1%3 others 24.6%
Votes
44,689
59.3% share
Winning margin
32,581
43.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Sorab is a safe seat — S. Kumar Bangarappa won by 43.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. Kumar Bangarappa | KCP | 44,689 | 59.3% |
| 2 | M.R. Patil | 12,108 | 16.1% | |
| 3 | Basuru Chandrappa Gowda | IND | 8,140 | 10.8% |
| 4 | P Channaverappa Gowda | 5,866 | 7.8% | |
| 5 | Pani Rajappa | IND | 4,519 | 6.0% |
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.
Low turnout (216th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe43.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 7.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
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216th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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42nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
KCP 59.3%BJP 16.1%IND 10.8%INC 7.8%IND 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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