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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1996 by-elections
Yelburga
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Rudragouda Hunsihal
JD 46.1%INC 42.8%1 others 11.1%
Votes
36,245
46.1% share
Winning margin
2,562
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
A closely fought contest. Rudragouda Hunsihal won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rudragouda Hunsihal | 36,245 | 46.1% | |
| 2 | Shivasharanappa Gouda Patil | 33,683 | 42.8% | |
| 3 | Andappa Gurulingappa Somapur | 8,692 | 11.1% |
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 (170th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.4% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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170th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.05
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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171st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 46.1%INC 42.8%BJP 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,77,331
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
960 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,498 km²
SC population20.3%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity80.6%
Sanitation18.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.8%
Children fully vaccinated71.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%
Children underweight (under 5)39.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate66.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel60.6%
Health insurance21.2%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.