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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 140 · 2008

Bagepalli

Winner — 2008

SAMPANGI N
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 25.9%CPM 25.1%9 others 49.0%
Votes
32,244
25.9% share
Winning margin
938
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
78.7%
of 1,58,459

Bagepalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 938 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAMPANGI N
INC (UPA)
32,24425.9%
2
G.V. SRIRAMA REDDY
31,30625.1%
3
NAGARAJA REDDY D. J.
27,92622.4%
4
SAI KUMAR P.
NDA
26,07020.9%
5
NARASA REDDY B.
BSP
2,3151.9%
6
BABAJAN
IND
1,1460.9%
7
S.V. KODANDA RAMA
IND
1,1290.9%
8
KRISHNAPPA
IND
7520.6%
9
CHALAPATHAPPA T V
Samajwadi Party
7320.6%
10
GOVINDA REDDY S N
IND
6310.5%
11
SRINIVASA NAYAKA
NDA
4580.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (18th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.8% · max 24.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
18th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.9%CPM 25.1%JD(S) 22.4%BJP 20.9%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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