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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1999Reserved (SC)

Hiriyur

Winner — 1999

KH RANGANATH
INC· INC
INC 48.0%JD(S) 37.8%3 others 14.2%
Votes
45,415
48.0% share
Winning margin
9,660
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,44,522

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KH RANGANATH
INC
45,41548.0%
2
D MANJUNATH
35,75537.8%
3
B KASHI VISHWANATHA NAIK
NDA
10,28910.9%
4
YELANADU THIPPESWAMY
IND
2,1092.2%
5
H THIPPESWAMY
IND
1,0801.1%

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 (151st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.9% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
151st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.70
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
187th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.0%JD(S) 37.8%BJP 10.9%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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