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Winner — 2008
T.B.JAYACHANDRA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.0%JD(S) 25.4%7 others 29.6%
Votes
60,793
45.0% share
Winning margin
26,496
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.5%
of 1,74,139
Sira is a safe seat — T.B.JAYACHANDRA won by 19.6%.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T.B.JAYACHANDRA | INC (UPA) | 60,793 | 45.0% |
| 2 | B. SATHYANARAYANA | 34,297 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | B.K.MANJUNATHA | NDA | 24,025 | 17.8% |
| 4 | L. NAGARAJU [LNR] | NDA | 7,087 | 5.3% |
| 5 | D.C.NAGABHUSHANA | BSP | 2,647 | 2.0% |
| 6 | LINGAPPA | IND | 2,015 | 1.5% |
| 7 | K.MUDALAGIRIYAPPA | IND | 1,867 | 1.4% |
| 8 | R. DASARANGAPPA | IND | 1,510 | 1.1% |
| 9 | M.L.A.R. KAMBANNA | IND | 782 | 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.
High turnout (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.3% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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37th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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194th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%JD(S) 25.4%BJP 17.8%JD(U) 5.3%OTH 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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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