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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 125 · 2004

Periyapatna

Winner — 2004

VENKATESH K
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 28.9%INC 22.3%7 others 48.8%
Votes
39,357
28.9% share
Winning margin
8,985
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.7%
of 1,75,319

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATESH K
JD(S)
39,35728.9%
2
CHANDRE GOWDA KS
UPA
30,37222.3%
3
GANESH HD
NDA
28,27020.8%
4
BASAVARAJU HC
JP
19,26314.1%
5
KRISHNA
BSP
12,8979.5%
6
SHASHIKUMAR
IND
2,0701.5%
7
PRAKASH H
KNDP
1,7331.3%
8
ANNEGOWDA
IND
1,3991.0%
9
LAKSHMI NARASIMHACHAR
IND
8650.6%

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 (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.5% · max 18.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
153rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
158th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 28.9%INC 22.3%BJP 20.8%JP 14.1%BSP 9.5%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Areca leaf based Products (Plates, Cups Etc)🏺Coffee-Arabica🏺Spice
Viranarayana Temple

Viranarayana Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Viranarayana 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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