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Winner — 2013
K.B. PRASANNAKUMAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 28.2%KJP 28.0%12 others 43.8%
Votes
39,355
28.2% share
Winning margin
278
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.7%
of 2,15,937
Shimoga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 278 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.B. PRASANNAKUMAR | INC (UPA) | 39,355 | 28.2% |
| 2 | S. RUDREGOWDA | KJP | 39,077 | 28.0% |
| 3 | K.S. ESHWARAPPA | NDA | 33,462 | 24.0% |
| 4 | M. SRIKANTH | 21,638 | 15.5% | |
| 5 | K.B. BASHEER AHMED | 3,312 | 2.4% | |
| 6 | USHA JAYARAJ | IND | 562 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SYED SHAMEER | IND | 432 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MOHAMMAD FAZEEL | IND | 388 | 0.3% |
| 9 | B.R. KARIBASAPPA | NDA | 330 | 0.2% |
| 10 | A. YASEEN MUBARAK | IND | 283 | 0.2% |
| 11 | MANJUNATH PATEL TYAJAVALLI | NDA | 250 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GA.RA.SHRINIVAS | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SYED MAJAHAR | IND | 164 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MAHAMAD FAYAZ AHAMAD | IND | 148 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (178th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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178th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
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115th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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98th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 28.2%KJP 28.0%BJP 24.0%JD(S) 15.5%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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