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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1999

Rajajinagar

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Winner — 1999

SURESHKUMAR S
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.8%IND 23.1%12 others 38.2%
Votes
53,554
38.8% share
Winning margin
21,715
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
50.8%
of 2,71,708

Rajajinagar is a safe seat — SURESHKUMAR S won by 15.7%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURESHKUMAR S
BJP
NDA (NDA)
53,55438.8%
2
NARENDRA BABU NL
IND
31,83923.1%
3
VASANTHI SHIVANNA
INC
INC
23,10716.7%
4
HUCHAPPA J
JD(S)
21,00515.2%
5
ANANTHASUBBARAO HV
CPI
3,3092.4%
6
NARENDRA BABU KA
IND
1,1970.9%
7
DHANARAJ MC
IND
1,0960.8%
8
GOVINDAIAH BR
IND
7990.6%
9
REVANASIDDAIAH
IND
6550.5%
10
BOMMEGOWDA B
IND
3730.3%
11
MAHALINGU YS
IND
3300.2%
12
KRISHNAVENI V
IND
3110.2%
13
RAMU
IND
3100.2%
14
BHAGWAT SINGH RAJPUT
IND
2420.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
160th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
22nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.8%IND 23.1%INC 16.7%JD(S) 15.2%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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