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Winner — 2008
M P RENUKACHARYA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.4%INC 43.5%7 others 8.1%
Votes
62,283
48.4% share
Winning margin
6,386
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
82.5%
of 1,55,806
A closely fought contest. M P RENUKACHARYA won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
5 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M P RENUKACHARYA | BJP (NDA) | 62,283 | 48.4% |
| 2 | D G SHANTHANAGOWDA | UPA | 55,897 | 43.5% |
| 3 | DR D B GANGAPPA | 2,971 | 2.3% | |
| 4 | H B SHIVAYOGI | Samajwadi Party | 2,855 | 2.2% |
| 5 | L H PATIL | IND | 1,470 | 1.1% |
| 6 | M P KARIBASAPPA | BSP | 1,243 | 1.0% |
| 7 | DR. THAKARSIMHA | NDA | 1,060 | 0.8% |
| 8 | H NARAYANA | RAHS | 451 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M Y LINGARAJU | NDA | 374 | 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 (34th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 2.1% · max 18.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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34th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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212th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.4%INC 43.5%OTH 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.42 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?
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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.