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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 133 · 2008
Tumkur Rural
Winner — 2008
B. SURESH GOWDA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.1%JD(S) 26.7%8 others 23.2%
Votes
60,904
50.1% share
Winning margin
28,392
23.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,55,943
Tumkur Rural is a safe seat — B. SURESH GOWDA won by 23.4%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SURESH GOWDA | BJP (NDA) | 60,904 | 50.1% |
| 2 | H. NINGAPPA | 32,512 | 26.7% | |
| 3 | ARAKERE RUDRESH | UPA | 21,642 | 17.8% |
| 4 | SYED IMTHIYAZ PASHA | IND | 1,463 | 1.2% |
| 5 | SYED MUKBUL AHAMED | BSP | 1,419 | 1.2% |
| 6 | T.B. SIDDARAMEGOWDA | IND | 1,111 | 0.9% |
| 7 | K.V.SREENIVASAIAH | IND | 1,063 | 0.9% |
| 8 | KANNADAKANDA RAMAMURTHY.H [ RAMAMURTHY GOWDA ] | BPJP | 714 | 0.6% |
| 9 | K.B. LOKESH | Samajwadi Party | 427 | 0.3% |
| 10 | VASUDEVAMURTHY | IND | 362 | 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 (11th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 27.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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11th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
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139th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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102nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%JD(S) 26.7%INC 17.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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