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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 107 · 2008

Davanagere South

Winner — 2008

SHAMANURU SHIVASHANKARAPPA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.5%BJP 35.2%8 others 23.3%
Votes
41,675
41.5% share
Winning margin
6,358
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,61,435

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMANURU SHIVASHANKARAPPA
INC (UPA)
41,67541.5%
2
YASHWANTH RAO JADAV
NDA
35,31735.2%
3
H.S.NAGARAJ
19,16319.1%
4
K.M RAVISHANKAR
IND
1,3011.3%
5
NARENDRA RAO PAWAR
BSP
8990.9%
6
T.ATHAULLA
UPA
7230.7%
7
MOHAMMED JABIULLA
IND
4760.5%
8
BABU SYED SHAHIN
Samajwadi Party
3400.3%
9
H.K.KENCHAVEERAPPA
IND
2890.3%
10
H.R.ASHOKA REDDY
NDA
2320.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (167th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
167th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
176th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.5%BJP 35.2%JD(S) 19.1%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton based processing (ginning) & garmenting🏺Millets

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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