Back to Karnataka 2008 map
Winner — 2008
KALAKAPPA GURUSHANTAPPA BANDI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 42.0%INC 40.5%11 others 17.5%
Votes
50,145
42.0% share
Winning margin
1,830
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,78,268
Ron was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,830 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KALAKAPPA GURUSHANTAPPA BANDI | BJP (NDA) | 50,145 | 42.0% |
| 2 | GURUPADAGOUDA SANGANAGOUDA PATIL | UPA | 48,315 | 40.5% |
| 3 | DANDIN RAVI BISTTAPPA | 10,577 | 8.9% | |
| 4 | HOSALLI PRAKASH MUKAPPA | IND | 2,724 | 2.3% |
| 5 | PANCHAYYA V HIREMATH | IND | 2,452 | 2.0% |
| 6 | SHRISHAILAPPA KARIYAPPA BELLIKOPPA | IND | 1,392 | 1.2% |
| 7 | MOHAN K HIREGOUDAR | BSP | 815 | 0.7% |
| 8 | AMARESWAR GUNDAPPA BUDIHAL | Samajwadi Party | 809 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SANKANAGOUDRA MALLIKARJUNAGOUDA BASANAGOUDA | SVP | 551 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAVI SHIDLINGA | RAHS | 522 | 0.4% |
| 11 | TEGGINAMANI FAKIRAPPA NILAPPA | IND | 459 | 0.4% |
| 12 | GUNDIKERI MUDAKAPPA | IND | 364 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GEETA KRISHNA NAYAK | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
.png){kind=small}
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (130th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.5% · max 29.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
130th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
50th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.0%INC 40.5%JD(S) 8.9%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.45 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Byadagi Chilies🏺Textiles
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.