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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Raichur Rural
Winner — 2008
RAJA RAYAPPA NAIK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.9%JD(S) 31.1%2 others 35.9%
Votes
34,432
32.9% share
Winning margin
1,877
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,85,830
Raichur Rural was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,877 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.92 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA RAYAPPA NAIK | INC (UPA) | 34,432 | 32.9% |
| 2 | RAJA RANGAPPA NAIK | 32,555 | 31.1% | |
| 3 | BASANAGOUDA DADDAL | NDA | 29,097 | 27.8% |
| 4 | K.B.SHANTHAPPA | BSP | 8,499 | 8.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (133rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.8% · max 31.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
133rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
62nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.9%JD(S) 31.1%BJP 27.8%BSP 8.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.92 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.