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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2004

Belthangady

Winner — 2004

PRABHAKARA BANGERA K
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.3%INC 27.3%5 others 35.4%
Votes
48,102
37.3% share
Winning margin
12,821
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,66,566

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHAKARA BANGERA K
NDA (NDA)
48,10237.3%
2
HARISH KUMAR K
UPA
35,28127.3%
3
VASANTHA BANGERA K
35,17827.3%
4
CHANDU L
BSP
4,8233.7%
5
JANARDHANA GOWDA
KNDP
2,5712.0%
6
VENKAPPA NAIK I N
IND
2,0121.6%
7
KRISHNAPPA KOTIAN K
IND
1,1290.9%

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 (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.8% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
18th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.3%INC 27.3%JD(S) 27.3%OTH 8.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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