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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Bethamangala

Winner — 2004

VENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 33.5%IND 33.1%6 others 33.4%
Votes
41,117
33.5% share
Winning margin
547
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.9%
of 1,77,972

Bethamangala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 547 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP
NDA (NDA)
41,11733.5%
2
NARAYANA SWAMY M
IND
40,57033.1%
3
RAMACHANDRA
UPA
32,09626.2%
4
RAVI
IND
3,1502.6%
5
DR.MOHAN C
1,7681.4%
6
SRINIVASAIAH V
JP
1,6571.4%
7
KRISHNAPPA A
IND
1,2031.0%
8
SAMPATHKUMAR KV
KNDP
1,0430.8%

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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.2% · max 39.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.5%IND 33.1%INC 26.2%OTH 7.2%

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?

1 location
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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