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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Kolar Gold Fields

Winner — 2004

RAJENDRAN S
RPI· Republican Party of India
RPI 42.8%ADMK 26.0%7 others 31.2%
Votes
23,098
42.8% share
Winning margin
9,107
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,03,822

Kolar Gold Fields is a safe seat — RAJENDRAN S won by 16.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRAN S
Republican Party of India
23,09842.8%
2
BHAKTHAVATHSALAM
13,99125.9%
3
JAYAPAL D
UPA
12,54923.3%
4
RAJENDRAN K
1,3052.4%
5
MURALI K C
USYP
9661.8%
6
RAJENDIRAN G
IND
8131.5%
7
MANIVANNAN B
JP
4970.9%
8
RANGANATHA G
BSP
3950.7%
9
KANTHARUBAN A
KNDP
2990.6%

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 (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RPI 42.8%ADMK 25.9%INC 23.3%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺FMCG🏺Volve Mfg
Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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