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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2004

Bhatkal

Winner — 2004

SHIVANANDA NAIK
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.7%INC 40.7%4 others 14.6%
Votes
46,471
44.7% share
Winning margin
4,170
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.6%
of 1,60,852

A closely fought contest. SHIVANANDA NAIK won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVANANDA NAIK
NDA (NDA)
46,47144.7%
2
NAIK JD
UPA
42,30140.7%
3
YASHODHAR NAIK
9,3339.0%
4
PROF TANAVEER ASIF ZERDI
JP
2,7742.7%
5
HEGDE SHRIPAD NARAYAN
IND
2,0452.0%
6
BHUSHAN KR
IND
1,0161.0%

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 (198th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
198th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
33rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.7%INC 40.7%JD(S) 9.0%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

5 locations
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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