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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2013

Kolar

Winner — 2013

R. VATHUR PRAKASH
IND
IND 38.5%JD(S) 30.8%15 others 30.7%
Votes
62,957
38.5% share
Winning margin
12,591
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
83.3%
of 1,96,220

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. VATHUR PRAKASH
IND
62,95738.5%
2
K. SRINIVASA GOWDA
50,36630.8%
3
NASEER AHMED
UPA
41,51025.4%
4
M.S. ANAND
NDA
1,6171.0%
5
K.S. SRINIVASAGOWDA
IND
1,1470.7%
6
S. MUNIYAPPA
IND
1,0560.7%
7
ABDUL REHAMAN
KJP
1,0410.6%
8
G. NARAYANAGOWDA
IND
6780.4%
9
SUHAIL DIL NAWAZ
IND
6630.4%
10
N. PRAKASH ALIAS BEGLI PRAKASH
IND
5040.3%
11
SRINIVASA
IND
4740.3%
12
MAHAR PASHA
Samajwadi Party
3590.2%
13
C. THAMMAPPA
NDA
2980.2%
14
S. NAGA SHEKAR
IND
2920.2%
15
C.G. MURALI
LSP
2030.1%
16
M.S.NARAYANASWAMY
SAJP
1680.1%
17
AMJAD PASHA
IND
1470.1%

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

Average turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
85th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.5%JD(S) 30.8%INC 25.4%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Somesvara Temple

Somesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Somesvara Temple

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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