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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Belur

Winner — 2004

KUMAR SWAMY HK
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 33.3%INC 28.0%5 others 38.7%
Votes
31,438
33.3% share
Winning margin
4,949
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,36,540

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMAR SWAMY HK
JD(S)
31,43833.3%
2
MALLESH D
UPA
26,48928.0%
3
GANGADHARA
NDA
25,88427.4%
4
YOGESH N
BSP
6,0276.4%
5
KUMAR KALIVEER
JP
2,4872.6%
6
SHIVANNA DS
KNDP
1,2501.3%
7
PUTTAIAH
USYP
8850.9%

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 (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.2% · max 20.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
40th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
188th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 33.3%INC 28.0%BJP 27.4%BSP 6.4%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Coir based Industries🏺Machine Tool
Channigaraya Temple

Channigaraya Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Channigaraya 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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