Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2008

Shiggaon

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Winner — 2008

BASAVARAJ BOMMAI

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 51.8%INC 41.3%13 others 6.9%

Votes

63,780

51.8% share

Winning margin

12,862

10.4% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

71.8%

of 1,71,717

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2004 vs 2008

All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	BASAVARAJ BOMMAI	BJP BJP (NDA)	63,780	51.8%
2	KHADRI SAYYAD AZEEMPER KHADAR BASHA	INC UPA	50,918	41.3%
3	PREMA.S.PATIL	JD(S)	2,149	1.7%	DL
4	KADLAIHNAVARMATH RAJENDRA	IND	1,485	1.2%	DL
5	SAYED ROSHAN AKABARSHA MULLA	BSP BSP	1,034	0.8%	DL
6	BALANNANVAR BASAVARAJ RAMANNA	IND	984	0.8%	DL
7	MANJUNATH SHIVALINGAPPA MUDUGAL	IND	677	0.6%	DL
8	PATIL NEELAKANTHAGOUDRA VEERANAGOUDRA	JD(U) NDA	443	0.4%	DL
9	PATHAN AFZALAHAMEDKHAN	SP Samajwadi Party	382	0.3%	DL
10	WADDAR BASAVARAJ NARASAPPA	RPI	337	0.3%	DL
11	ASHOK KUMAR .S. BHANDARI	IND	283	0.2%	DL
12	ALLABAKASHA ABDULZAHEER SOUDAGAR	IND	208	0.2%	DL
13	BANDIWADDAR HANUMANTHAPPA	ABHM	198	0.2%	DL
14	SIDDARAMAPPA ITAGI	LJP NDA	177	0.1%	DL
15	NAGANGOUDRA D. MARIGOUDRA	SUP	174	0.1%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (82nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

10.4%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 13.5% · min 1.9% · max 27.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

80%

lowerhigher

82nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.32

fewer partiesmore parties

105th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.7%

lowerhigher

88th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 51.8%INC 41.3%OTH 6.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

1/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.10 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

15,97,668

Density

331 / km²

Sex ratio

950 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,823 km²

SC population13.8%

ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

80%HINDU

Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water75.1%

Electricity90.9%

Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births97.2%

Children fully vaccinated95.7%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%

Children underweight (under 5)35.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%

Women literate71.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%

Clean cooking fuel60.7%

Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

1 location

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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi

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