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Winner — 2008
GOOLIHATTI. D. SHEKAR
IND
IND 33.9%INC 33.0%8 others 33.1%
Votes
41,798
33.9% share
Winning margin
1,168
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.3%
of 1,68,004
Hosadurga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,168 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOOLIHATTI. D. SHEKAR | IND | 41,798 | 33.9% |
| 2 | B.G.GOVINDAPPA | UPA | 40,630 | 33.0% |
| 3 | S.LINGAMURTHY | NDA | 33,565 | 27.2% |
| 4 | C.MEENAKSHAMMA NANDEESH | 3,806 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | H.S.SHREEDHAR | IND | 885 | 0.7% |
| 6 | D.MOHANKUMAR YADAV | BSP | 776 | 0.6% |
| 7 | S.R.DEVIRAPPA | IND | 563 | 0.5% |
| 8 | NAGARAJ.D | IND | 427 | 0.3% |
| 9 | T. MALLAPPA | IND | 409 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PAVAGADA SHREERAM | IND | 378 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (39th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.5% · min 0.9% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
39th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
114th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.9%INC 33.0%BJP 27.2%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.