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Hulsoor

Winner — 2004

RAJENDRA VARMA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.0%IND 32.3%8 others 33.7%
Votes
29,285
34.0% share
Winning margin
1,435
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,62,838

Hulsoor was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,435 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA VARMA
NDA (NDA)
29,28534.0%
2
BABU HONNANAIK
IND
27,85032.3%
3
DODDI DASHRATH
UPA
11,66913.6%
4
SANJU KUMAR G DANGE
8,2119.5%
5
VITHAL DAKULGI B
KNDP
3,4174.0%
6
GUNDAPPA SHARNAPPA SHERIKAR
IND
1,5591.8%
7
BHIMARAO
IND
1,3831.6%
8
SHIVAKHANTHA CHETURE
JP
1,1491.3%
9
SHOBHABAI BIJAPURE
IND
9141.1%
10
MANIKAPPA METIKER
IND
7040.8%

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.

Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.4% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
71st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
141st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.0%IND 32.3%INC 13.6%JD(S) 9.5%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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