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Winner — 2008
R.VARTHUR PRAKASH
IND
IND 52.5%INC 35.9%11 others 11.7%
Votes
66,446
52.5% share
Winning margin
21,029
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,79,553
Kolar is a safe seat — R.VARTHUR PRAKASH won by 16.6%.
Seat history
1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R.VARTHUR PRAKASH | IND | 66,446 | 52.5% |
| 2 | K.SRINIVASAGOWDA | UPA | 45,417 | 35.9% |
| 3 | C.SONNEGOWDA | NDA | 5,661 | 4.5% |
| 4 | NISAR AHMED | 1,569 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | K.S.SRINIVASA GOWDA | IND | 1,464 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SYED SAJJAD | BSP | 1,216 | 1.0% |
| 7 | D.L.NAGARAJ | IND | 917 | 0.7% |
| 8 | N.PRAKASH | IND | 914 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SRINIVASA | IND | 835 | 0.7% |
| 10 | N.MUNEGOWDA | Samajwadi Party | 788 | 0.6% |
| 11 | B.H.HANUMAPPA | IJP | 639 | 0.5% |
| 12 | M.S.NARAYANASWAMY | ANC | 514 | 0.4% |
| 13 | H.JAYACHANDRA | NDA | 295 | 0.2% |
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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 (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 24.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
85th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 52.5%INC 35.9%OTH 11.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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