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Winner — 2008
H. HALAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.4%INC 26.3%6 others 30.3%
Votes
53,552
43.4% share
Winning margin
21,053
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,61,081
Sorab is a safe seat — H. HALAPPA won by 17.1%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. HALAPPA | BJP (NDA) | 53,552 | 43.4% |
| 2 | S. KUMARA BANGARAPPA | UPA | 32,499 | 26.3% |
| 3 | S. MADHU BANGARAPPA | Samajwadi Party | 31,135 | 25.2% |
| 4 | A.R. SHIVALINGA SWAMY | IND | 2,588 | 2.1% |
| 5 | V.G. PARASHURAMA | IND | 1,041 | 0.8% |
| 6 | SURESH WODIYAR | 981 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | KOTRESH M.E. | BSP | 959 | 0.8% |
| 8 | K.S. SATHYANARAYANA | NDA | 753 | 0.6% |
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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 (49th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.5% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
49th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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113th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.4%INC 26.3%SP 25.2%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 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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