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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1999Reserved (SC)
Belur
Winner — 1999
SH PUTTARANGANATH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.9%INC 36.7%1 others 25.5%
Votes
32,770
37.9% share
Winning margin
1,046
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,30,629
Belur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,046 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SH PUTTARANGANATH | NDA (NDA) | 32,770 | 37.9% |
| 2 | D MALLESH | INC | 31,724 | 36.7% |
| 3 | HK KUMARASWAMY | 22,024 | 25.5% |
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High turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.2% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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40th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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188th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.9%INC 36.7%JD(S) 25.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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