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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Shorapur
Winner — 2008
NARASIMHA NAYAK(RAJU GOUDA)
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.4%INC 43.8%9 others 8.8%
Votes
60,542
47.4% share
Winning margin
4,581
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.1%
of 2,16,176
A closely fought contest. NARASIMHA NAYAK(RAJU GOUDA) won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARASIMHA NAYAK(RAJU GOUDA) | BJP (NDA) | 60,542 | 47.4% |
| 2 | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | UPA | 55,961 | 43.8% |
| 3 | GIRIJAMMA | 3,601 | 2.8% | |
| 4 | SOMANNA BIRADAR | IND | 1,929 | 1.5% |
| 5 | LAXMAN RAO NAYAK | BSP | 1,835 | 1.4% |
| 6 | RAJA RAMAPPA NAYAK (J.G) | IND | 804 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAMANAGOUDA BOMMANALLI | IND | 774 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SUDARSHAN RAMANNA | IND | 713 | 0.6% |
| 9 | ANILKUMAR RAMANNA | IND | 596 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SHANTAPPA | IND | 572 | 0.5% |
| 11 | GOPAL CHELIGEPPA | IND | 473 | 0.4% |
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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 (173rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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173rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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117th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 43.8%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.