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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2008

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Winner — 2008

DR. HEMACHANDRA SAGAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 40.2%INC 33.0%13 others 26.8%
Votes
40,252
40.2% share
Winning margin
7,281
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.1%
of 2,12,620

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. HEMACHANDRA SAGAR
BJP (NDA)
40,25240.2%
2
R.V.DEVARAJ
UPA
32,97133.0%
3
B.Z MUZAMMIL AHMED KHAN
23,66223.6%
4
NARENDRA KUMAR JAIN
RAHS
6400.6%
5
ANANTH.L.R
BSP
6190.6%
6
SYED NAVEED AHMED @ ANNU
IND
4570.5%
7
A.M. RAVICHANDRAN
IND
3710.4%
8
K. CHANDRASEKAR
IND
2190.2%
9
JAYAKANTHAN
IND
2110.2%
10
MOHAMMED ALI
IND
1700.2%
11
C. NANJUNDAPPA
IND
1400.1%
12
N HARISH GOWDA
Samajwadi Party
1050.1%
13
SUNDARAPPA
NDA
950.1%
14
T.CHANDRASHEKAR GIDDU
IND
780.1%
15
ASGAR @ MAHIN.S.M
IND
670.1%

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

Low turnout (198th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
198th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
33rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.2%INC 33.0%JD(S) 23.6%OTH 3.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
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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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