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Winner — 2004
ESHWARAPPA KS
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.3%INC 39.2%5 others 6.5%
Votes
69,015
54.4% share
Winning margin
19,249
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.2%
of 2,00,814
Shimoga is a safe seat — ESHWARAPPA KS won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESHWARAPPA KS | NDA (NDA) | 69,015 | 54.4% |
| 2 | CHANDRASHEKARAPPA HN | UPA | 49,766 | 39.2% |
| 3 | ANANTHARAMAIAH KS | JP | 2,968 | 2.3% |
| 4 | NAGARAJ YH | 2,777 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | FIROZ | KNDP | 1,458 | 1.1% |
| 6 | INDIRA BAI K | IND | 659 | 0.5% |
| 7 | HALESH BABU | USYP | 342 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.4% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
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203rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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20th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.4%INC 39.2%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
11 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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