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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 155 · 1999

Birur

Winner — 1999

KB MALLIKARJUNA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 37.3%JD(S) 31.1%2 others 31.6%
Votes
29,864
37.3% share
Winning margin
4,985
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,29,250

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KB MALLIKARJUNA
NDA (NDA)
29,86437.3%
2
SR LAXMAIAH
24,87931.1%
3
N DEVARAJ
INC
19,03923.8%
4
M P PRAKASHACHAR
NDA
6,2987.9%

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.

Low turnout (221st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.9% · max 22.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
50%
lowerhigher
221st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
39th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 37.3%JD(S) 31.1%INC 23.8%BJP 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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