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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1999

Gowribidanur

Winner — 1999

N.H. SHIVASHANKARA REDDY
IND
IND 33.1%INC 32.3%5 others 34.7%
Votes
34,541
33.1% share
Winning margin
862
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,45,520

Gowribidanur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 862 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.H. SHIVASHANKARA REDDY
IND
34,54133.1%
2
S.V. ASWATHANARAYANA REDDY
INC
33,67932.3%
3
N. JYOTHI REDDY
26,70525.6%
4
T.N. SEETHARAM
NDA
6,9656.7%
5
K.V. SADASHIVAIAH
IND
1,5531.5%
6
H.L. VENKATESH
BSP
6890.7%
7
CHIKKAGANGAPPA
IND
2730.3%

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 (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.8% · max 18.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
136th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
99th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.1%INC 32.3%JD(S) 25.6%JD(U) 6.7%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kinhal ToysGI
🏛️

Ancient Mound, Koppal

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Gavinath

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Gavinath

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Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Palkigundu

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Palkigundu

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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