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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2004

Dharwad Rural

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Winner — 2004

VINAY KULKARNI
IND
IND 32.4%JD(U) 29.3%8 others 38.3%
Votes
33,744
32.4% share
Winning margin
3,230
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,44,829

A closely fought contest. VINAY KULKARNI won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINAY KULKARNI
IND
33,74432.4%
2
DESAI AB
JD(U)
NDA
30,51429.3%
3
AMBADAGATTI SHIVANANDARUDRAPPA
INC
UPA
19,34218.6%
4
ILYAS AHMAD SIRAJ AHMED MULLA
IND
7,2036.9%
5
SHIVANANDA HOLEHADAGALI
JD(S)
6,3576.1%
6
SANGAMESH CHANNABASAPPAHAMPANNAVAR
JP
1,9001.8%
7
MALIMATH PARVATIDEVICHANDRASHEKARSWAMY
KNDP
1,3621.3%
8
RAMESH K MALLEDI
IND
1,3551.3%
9
MANGAJI SUMITRA SOMANING
IND
1,2911.2%
10
NINGAPPA RUDRAPPAKUDUVAKKALIGAR
BSP
BSP
1,1381.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (208th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 2.7% · max 31.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
208th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
9th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 32.4%JD(U) 29.3%INC 18.6%IND 6.9%JD(S) 6.1%OTH 6.8%

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?

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