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Winner — 2008
LALAJI R. MENDON
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.6%INC 45.6%5 others 7.8%
Votes
45,961
46.6% share
Winning margin
967
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,38,057
Kapu was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 967 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LALAJI R. MENDON | BJP (NDA) | 45,961 | 46.6% |
| 2 | VASANTHA V. SALIAN | UPA | 44,994 | 45.6% |
| 3 | LEELADHARA SHETTY | 3,341 | 3.4% | |
| 4 | NAGESH RAO | IND | 2,030 | 2.1% |
| 5 | STEVAN JOHN MENEZES | BSP | 1,109 | 1.1% |
| 6 | GURURAJ BHAT ALIAS SURYA | IND | 680 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KARUNAKAR PRABHU | Samajwadi Party | 538 | 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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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94th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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145th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%INC 45.6%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
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