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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Kanakagiri
Winner — 2008
SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI
IND
IND 33.9%INC 31.6%18 others 34.5%
Votes
32,743
33.9% share
Winning margin
2,183
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,71,602
A closely fought contest. SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | IND | 32,743 | 33.9% |
| 2 | BHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAO | UPA | 30,560 | 31.6% |
| 3 | SHAMANNA HULUGAPPA NARINAL | NDA | 11,068 | 11.4% |
| 4 | MAREPPA JAMBANNA | CPI(ML)(L) | 6,814 | 7.0% |
| 5 | SHIVAPPA KRISHNAPPA | IND | 2,365 | 2.5% |
| 6 | YAMANURAPPA NADULAMANI | 2,362 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | MARAPPA RAMACHANDRAPPA MOTI(VESHAGARA) | IND | 1,751 | 1.8% |
| 8 | F.SHANMUKAPPA | IND | 1,513 | 1.6% |
| 9 | B.HUSENAPPASWAMI S/O DURUGAPPA | IND | 1,347 | 1.4% |
| 10 | MUKAPPA NINGAPPA MESTRI | IND | 907 | 0.9% |
| 11 | K.LAXMINARAYANA | BSP | 863 | 0.9% |
| 12 | ERAPPA S/O DURUGAPPA CHIRCHANAGUDDA | SUP | 669 | 0.7% |
| 13 | BALASWAMI MALLAPPA | IND | 616 | 0.6% |
| 14 | K.PAMPAPATI S/O PAMAPPA CHALUVADI | NDA | 609 | 0.6% |
| 15 | VIJAYAKUMAR | NDA | 576 | 0.6% |
| 16 | R.PALANISWAMI RAMASWAMI | IND | 417 | 0.4% |
| 17 | D.DASANNA | IND | 402 | 0.4% |
| 18 | HANUMANTHAPPA S/O HULUGAPPA | IND | 380 | 0.4% |
| 19 | V.NAGAPPA MASTAR NARASAPPA HUNAGUNDA | IND | 354 | 0.4% |
| 20 | KANAKAPPA SULEKAL | Samajwadi Party | 334 | 0.3% |
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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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.3% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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98th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
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207th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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47th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 33.9%INC 31.6%BJP 11.4%CPI(ML)(L) 7.0%OTH 16.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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