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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1996 by-elections

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Winner — 1996 by-elections

P.S. Prakash
JD 29.6%INC 26.3%38 others 44.1%
Votes
14,430
29.6% share
Winning margin
1,630
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
40

A closely fought contest. P.S. Prakash won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

40 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.S. Prakash
14,43029.6%
2
Perikal M. Mallappa
12,80026.3%
3
R.V. Devaraj
KCP
9,69119.9%
4
Mahaveer
8,21716.9%
5
G. Narayanakumar
IND
9862.0%
6
S. Murhty
IND
6991.4%
7
B.R. Srikanth
JP
3610.7%
8
Abdul Gaffar
IND
1750.4%
9
Jamaheed Pasha
IND
1600.3%
10
T. Muneshwarasa
IND
1430.3%
11
K. Somashekara
IND
820.2%
12
S. Sudhakar
IND
640.1%
13
R.S.N. Gowda
KP
580.1%
14
B.N. Nagaraj
IND
570.1%
15
L. Mallikarjun
AIIC(T)
570.1%
16
Guinness Hottepaksha Rangaswamy
IND
560.1%
17
K.M. Narayan
IND
560.1%
18
P. Basappa
IND
490.1%
19
G. Vasu
IND
440.1%
20
M. Muddaiah
IND
400.1%
21
C.R. Venkatesh Prasad
IND
400.1%
22
Nagaraj
IND
390.1%
23
Subramani
IND
350.1%
24
B. Shivanna
IND
330.1%
25
B.S. Seetharam Rao
IND
330.1%
26
Ashok T.M.
IND
320.1%
27
T.V. Prabhu
IND
260.1%
28
Sampangiraj
IND
260.1%
29
M. Muniraju
IND
240.1%
30
Thangamuthu
IND
230.1%
31
R. Ramaiah
IND
230.1%
32
Padma Srinivasan
IND
220.1%
33
Abdulla
IND
180.0%
34
R. Eswaraiah
IND
180.0%
35
Dr. Padmachari
IND
180.0%
36
R. Anil Kumar
IND
120.0%
37
Abraham T.J.
IND
120.0%
38
Hanuman Prasad Panday
IND
80.0%
39
Jesuraja
IND
70.0%
40
Thammegowda
IND
60.0%

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.

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.8% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
93rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 29.6%INC 26.3%KCP 19.9%BJP 16.9%OTH 7.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

20 locations
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