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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2009 by-elections

Channapatna

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Ashwath. M.C.
JD(S)
JD(S) 43.7%BJP 42.1%8 others 14.2%
Votes
64,517
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,282
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
10

Channapatna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,282 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ashwath. M.C.
JD(S)
64,51743.7%
2
C.P.Yogeshwara
BJP
62,23542.1%
3
T.K. Yogesh
INC
17,29911.7%
4
V.S.Sujeevan Kr
BSP
1,2120.8%
5
Hemagirish M.K.
IND
8380.6%
6
Syed Zulfikar Mehdi
IND
4180.3%
7
R. Yogesh
IND
3670.3%
8
Nagendra M.
IND
2920.2%
9
T.M.Manchegowda
IND
2450.2%
10
T.S. Ashraf.
IND
2420.2%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
20th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
131st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 43.7%BJP 42.1%INC 11.7%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

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