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Winner — 2008
K.S.ESHWARAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.6%INC 24.1%11 others 22.3%
Votes
58,982
53.6% share
Winning margin
32,419
29.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,93,844
Shimoga is a safe seat — K.S.ESHWARAPPA won by 29.4%.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.S.ESHWARAPPA | BJP (NDA) | 58,982 | 53.6% |
| 2 | ISMAIL KHAN | UPA | 26,563 | 24.1% |
| 3 | M.SHREEKANTH | 19,232 | 17.5% | |
| 4 | Y.H.NAGARAJ | Samajwadi Party | 1,511 | 1.4% |
| 5 | D. HONNAPPA ALIYAS NIMBEHANNU MANJUNATH | IND | 1,122 | 1.0% |
| 6 | M.ESURU LOKESH | BSP | 806 | 0.7% |
| 7 | T.G.CHANDRASHEKHARAPPA | SUP | 526 | 0.5% |
| 8 | N.MANJULADEVI | NDA | 354 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHREEKANTH G.BHAT | RAHS | 280 | 0.3% |
| 10 | S.Y.BHUVANESHWARI | IND | 255 | 0.2% |
| 11 | A.DAYANANDA | IND | 180 | 0.2% |
| 12 | G.N.DEVARAJ | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S.ELUMALAI | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (178th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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178th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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98th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.6%INC 24.1%JD(S) 17.5%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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