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Winner — 2008
SURESH GOWDA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.4%JD(S) 45.5%7 others 5.1%
Votes
69,259
49.4% share
Winning margin
5,493
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,81,441
A closely fought contest. SURESH GOWDA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURESH GOWDA | INC (UPA) | 69,259 | 49.4% |
| 2 | N.CHALUVARAYASWAMY (SWAMY GOWDA) | 63,766 | 45.5% | |
| 3 | L.JAYARAMEGOWDA | NDA | 2,618 | 1.9% |
| 4 | M KRISHNEGOWDA | BSP | 1,112 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KRISHNEGOWDA P C | IND | 978 | 0.7% |
| 6 | H.B.SHIVARAJU | IND | 785 | 0.6% |
| 7 | KEMPEGOWDA | IND | 715 | 0.5% |
| 8 | T.CHANDREGOWDA | IND | 636 | 0.5% |
| 9 | CHANDRASHEKHAR N R | IND | 326 | 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.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.9% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
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4th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
216th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.4%JD(S) 45.5%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,05,769
Density
364 / km²
Sex ratio
995 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.6%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation37.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.0%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance39.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery🏺Rice based products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.