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Winner — 2008
B.RAMANATHA RAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.5%BJP 44.6%4 others 9.9%
Votes
61,560
45.5% share
Winning margin
1,251
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,72,836
Bantval was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,251 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.RAMANATHA RAI | INC (UPA) | 61,560 | 45.5% |
| 2 | NAGARAJ SHETTY B | NDA | 60,309 | 44.6% |
| 3 | K.M.IBRAHIM | 6,298 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | SATHISH KUMAR BANTWAL | 3,127 | 2.3% | |
| 5 | RAMANATHA PAI | IND | 2,544 | 1.9% |
| 6 | P.A. RAHEEM | BSP | 1,396 | 1.0% |
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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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.9% · max 28.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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73rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.16
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151st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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179th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%BJP 44.6%OTH 9.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.28 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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