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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Santhemarahalli

Winner — 2004

DHRUVANARAYANA R
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.8%JD(S) 42.8%4 others 14.5%
Votes
40,752
42.8% share
Winning margin
1
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,32,014

Santhemarahalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHRUVANARAYANA R
INC (UPA)
40,75242.8%
2
KRISHNA MURTHY AR
40,75142.8%
3
KRISHNA MURTHY CM
BSP
5,7426.0%
4
HEMAVATHI S
NDA
3,5563.7%
5
KRISHNA MURTHY MS
JP
2,3852.5%
6
MAHADEVAIAH P
KNDP
2,0912.2%

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 (92nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.0% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
92nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
97th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%JD(S) 42.8%BSP 6.0%OTH 8.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Gems and Jewellery🏺Marine Products
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Kathale Basti consisting of two small ruined stone built Jaina Mandapas, a little Siva Temple…

🏛️MonumentASI

Kathale Basti consisting of two small ruined stone built Jaina Mandapas, a little Siva Temple containing a linga and a small Oblong Stone-built 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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