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Winner — 2008
S.A.RAMADASS
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.6%INC 37.8%8 others 7.6%
Votes
63,314
54.6% share
Winning margin
19,422
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.2%
of 2,06,516
Krishnaraja is a safe seat — S.A.RAMADASS won by 16.7%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.A.RAMADASS | BJP (NDA) | 63,314 | 54.6% |
| 2 | M.K.SOMASHEKAR | UPA | 43,892 | 37.8% |
| 3 | SHIVABASAPPA | 5,398 | 4.7% | |
| 4 | M.SOMASHEKAR | IND | 1,107 | 0.9% |
| 5 | K.N.SUNDAR RAJU | BSP | 1,005 | 0.9% |
| 6 | G.L.BASAVANNA | IND | 535 | 0.5% |
| 7 | P.RAMASWAMY | IND | 220 | 0.2% |
| 8 | R.SRINIVASA | IND | 217 | 0.2% |
| 9 | P.N.SRINATH | IND | 183 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SHANKAR | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
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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.
Low turnout (197th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.2% · max 28.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
197th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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57th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.6%INC 37.8%OTH 7.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 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?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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