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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2008

Sirsi

Winner — 2008

KAGERI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.4%INC 19.3%6 others 35.3%
Votes
53,438
45.4% share
Winning margin
30,733
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,59,589

Sirsi is a safe seat — KAGERI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE won by 26.1%.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAGERI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE
BJP (NDA)
53,43845.4%
2
NAIK RAVEENDRANATH NARAYAN
UPA
22,70519.3%
3
BHEEMANNA NAIK
Samajwadi Party
18,64815.8%
4
GOWDA SHANMUKH BASAVARAJ
IND
12,11610.3%
5
NARVEKAR NAGARAJ GURUNATH
6,3635.4%
6
ANAND H GOWDA
IND
2,3182.0%
7
RAMANATHA HEGDE
BSP
1,2921.1%
8
KANADE RAMADAS VENKAPPA
NDA
8220.7%

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

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.3% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
111th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
29th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%INC 19.3%SP 15.8%IND 10.3%JD(S) 5.4%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.09 Cr

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Carved stones near the temple of the Gramdeva

🏛️MonumentASI

Carved stones near the temple of the Gramdeva

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Inscriptions, Bilagi

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscriptions

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King's seat

🏛️MonumentASI

King's seat

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Siva Temple on the east of river

🏛️MonumentASI

Siva Temple on the east of river

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Stones (veeragals)

🏛️MonumentASI

Stones (veeragals)

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Temple Close to King's seat

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple Close to King's seat

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Temple of Shiva

🏛️MonumentASI

Temple of Shiva

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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