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Winner — 2008
H.S.MAHADEVA PRASAD
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.2%BJP 43.6%3 others 11.2%
Votes
64,824
45.1% share
Winning margin
2,203
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.2%
of 1,76,750
Gundlupet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,203 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H.S.MAHADEVA PRASAD | INC (UPA) | 64,824 | 45.1% |
| 2 | C.S.NIRANJAN KUMAR | NDA | 62,621 | 43.6% |
| 3 | VENKATARAMANA SHETTY | BSP | 7,677 | 5.3% |
| 4 | SUBHASH | IND | 4,284 | 3.0% |
| 5 | S.SHIVABASAPPA | 4,156 | 2.9% |
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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.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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10th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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68th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.1%BJP 43.6%BSP 5.3%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.11 Cr
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?
2 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.