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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Kollegal

Winner — 2004

BALRAJ S
IND
IND 27.1%JD(S) 23.8%7 others 49.1%
Votes
27,736
27.1% share
Winning margin
3,328
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.1%
of 1,48,327

A closely fought contest. BALRAJ S won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALRAJ S
IND
27,73627.1%
2
JAYANNA S
24,40823.8%
3
NANJUNDASWAMY GN
UPA
20,88420.4%
4
MAHESH N
BSP
19,07518.6%
5
SARVESH KB
NDA
2,8032.7%
6
BASAVARAJU M
KRRS
2,7862.7%
7
MUKUNDA VARMA T
JP
2,1162.1%
8
GOVINDARAJU R
USYP
1,4441.4%
9
MALLIKARJUNA
KNDP
1,2151.2%

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.

High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.9% · max 32.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
45th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 27.1%JD(S) 23.8%INC 20.4%BSP 18.6%OTH 10.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺BioPharma and Wellness🏺Wooden Carving
Rameshwara Temple

Rameshwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Rameshwara Temple

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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