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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 153 · 2013

Yeshvanthapura

Winner — 2013

S.T.SOMASHEKAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 52.0%JD(S) 39.4%12 others 8.6%
Votes
1,20,380
52.0% share
Winning margin
29,100
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
66.2%
of 3,49,639

A clear win with a 12.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S.T.SOMASHEKAR
INC (UPA)
1,20,38052.0%
2
T.N.JAVARAYI GOWDA
91,28039.4%
3
HL KRISHNAPPA
NDA
12,7475.5%
4
NARASIMAIAH
BSP
1,3150.6%
5
M.K. PASHA
NDA
1,1830.5%
6
SP SOMASHEKAR
IND
1,1260.5%
7
SEETHARAMU
IND
6820.3%
8
S NAGENDRA
IND
5060.2%
9
RAJAMMA
IND
4330.2%
10
N SOMASHEKAR
NDA
4310.2%
11
LOKESH HK
BSRCP
4130.2%
12
R.S.DEEPAK KUMAR
IND
3690.2%
13
MAHADEVA SWAMY B M
BDBRAJP
3310.1%
14
T S CHAITHANYA
IND
3190.1%

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

Low turnout (188th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
188th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
72nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%JD(S) 39.4%BJP 5.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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