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Winner — 2008
APPACHU (RANJAN)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.1%INC 41.9%9 others 11.0%
Votes
60,084
47.1% share
Winning margin
6,585
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,82,229
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | APPACHU (RANJAN) | BJP (NDA) | 60,084 | 47.1% |
| 2 | B.A. JEEVIJAYA | UPA | 53,499 | 41.9% |
| 3 | K.N. VASANTH | 8,536 | 6.7% | |
| 4 | SANTHOSH KUMAR. M.V. | IND | 1,632 | 1.3% |
| 5 | K.H. VITTALA | BSP | 1,483 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SABJAN | IND | 597 | 0.5% |
| 7 | APPAIAH. K.P. | IND | 498 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KALACHANDA U. RAVI THAMMAIAH | Samajwadi Party | 384 | 0.3% |
| 9 | B.M. THIMMAIAH | IND | 334 | 0.3% |
| 10 | H.E. SANNAPPA | IND | 330 | 0.3% |
| 11 | I.P. BHAVERAPPA | IND | 305 | 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 (134th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.5% · max 25.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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134th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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60th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.1%INC 41.9%JD(S) 6.7%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,54,519
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,102 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population10.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity82.4%
Sanitation81.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance45.6%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.