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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2008Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2008

R.DHRUVANARAYANA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 28.7%BJP 19.7%7 others 51.6%
Votes
37,384
28.7% share
Winning margin
11,798
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.3%
of 1,80,177

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 2004 vs 2008

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.DHRUVANARAYANA
INC
INC (UPA)
37,38428.7%
2
S.MAHENDAR
BJP
NDA
25,58619.7%
3
N.MAHESH
BSP
BSP
25,50519.6%
4
A.R.KRISHNAMURTHY
JD(S)
25,28619.4%
5
S.BALARAJ
IND
11,8059.1%
6
M.BASAVARAJU
SKP
1,8501.4%
7
M.NANJAIAH
IND
1,1660.9%
8
KANDAHALLI NARAYANA
SP
Samajwadi Party
8600.7%
9
J.THEERTHA PRASAD
IND
7280.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (110th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 3.1% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
110th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
34th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.7%BJP 19.7%BSP 19.6%JD(S) 19.4%IND 9.1%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,20,791
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,648 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population11.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Other 7.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.7%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation23.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.0%
Health insurance34.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stone Work🏺Turmeric
Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur

Gaurishvara Temple, Yelandur

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