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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2008

Gadag

Winner — 2008

BIDARUR SRISHILAPPA VEERUPAKSHAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 42.6%3 others 6.8%
Votes
54,414
50.6% share
Winning margin
8,616
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,72,571

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIDARUR SRISHILAPPA VEERUPAKSHAPPA
BJP (NDA)
54,41450.6%
2
H K PATIL
UPA
45,79842.6%
3
KALASAD SHAMSHUDDIN BABAJAN
3,6653.4%
4
ASHOK MALLAPPA JAWALI
Samajwadi Party
2,0921.9%
5
S. BASAVNNEYYA HIREMATH
BSP
1,5531.4%

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

Average turnout (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.2% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
132nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
46th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 42.6%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,570
Density
229 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,657 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population5.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.7%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate70.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.3%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Byadagi Chilies🏺Textiles
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Inscribed memorial stones in awalled enclouser

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed memorial stones in awalled enclouser

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Saraswathi Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Saraswathi Temple

🏛️

Somesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Somesvara Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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