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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2013

Virajpet

Winner — 2013

K.G.BOPAIAH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.2%INC 44.8%7 others 7.9%
Votes
67,250
47.2% share
Winning margin
3,414
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.7%
of 2,01,277

A closely fought contest. K.G.BOPAIAH won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.G.BOPAIAH
BJP (NDA)
67,25047.2%
2
BIDDATANDA.T.PRADEEP
UPA
63,83644.8%
3
DAMBEKODI MADAPPA
5,8804.1%
4
VIJAYASINGH.R.DAVID
IND
2,1401.5%
5
AIYAPPA.M.N.
BSRCP
9720.7%
6
MARANNA DILIPKUMAR
IND
6850.5%
7
S.D.UDAYA
IND
6620.5%
8
USMAN.K.A
5270.4%
9
CHANGAPPA
4250.3%

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

Average turnout (145th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.4% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
145th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
37th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.2%INC 44.8%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.65 Cr

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,54,519
Density
135 / km²
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,102 km²
SC population13.3%
ST population10.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.0%Muslim 15.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.2%
Electricity82.4%
Sanitation81.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated90.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.4%
Children underweight (under 5)22.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.9%
Women literate88.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER12.8%
Clean cooking fuel78.3%
Health insurance45.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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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