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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1999

Bhalki

Winner — 1999

PRAKASH KHANDRE
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.9%INC 42.9%3 others 2.2%
Votes
47,132
54.9% share
Winning margin
10,327
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,32,171

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH KHANDRE
NDA (NDA)
47,13254.9%
2
DR. VIJAYAKUMAR BHIMANNA KHANDRE
INC
36,80542.9%
3
SHIVAJRAJ PATIL MALCHAPUR
1,0541.2%
4
BHIMANNA KOLLE
BSP
6600.8%
5
SIDRAMAYYA S SWAMI
ABHS
1770.2%

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.

Average turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.6% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
58th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.78
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.9%INC 42.9%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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