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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Nanjangud
Winner — 2008
V.SRINIVASA PRASAD
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 34.8%BJP 34.2%7 others 31.0%
Votes
42,867
34.8% share
Winning margin
708
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.9%
of 1,71,450
Nanjangud was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 708 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V.SRINIVASA PRASAD | INC (UPA) | 42,867 | 34.8% |
| 2 | S.MAHADEVAIAH | NDA | 42,159 | 34.2% |
| 3 | N. KESHAVAMURTHY | 25,551 | 20.7% | |
| 4 | C.M.MAHADEVAPPA | BSP | 4,513 | 3.7% |
| 5 | SHRUNGARA SARJA | IND | 3,069 | 2.5% |
| 6 | R MADESHAN | Samajwadi Party | 2,044 | 1.7% |
| 7 | C.MALLESHA | IND | 1,143 | 0.9% |
| 8 | K.C.SHIVANANDA | NDA | 1,018 | 0.8% |
| 9 | M.PUTTASWAMY | IND | 937 | 0.8% |
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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 (67th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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67th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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64th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.8%BJP 34.2%JD(S) 20.7%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,01,127
Density
476 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,307 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population11.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 9.7%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation55.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate78.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel94.7%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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