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Winner — 2013
K.VENKATESH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.5%JD(S) 44.0%6 others 10.5%
Votes
62,045
45.5% share
Winning margin
2,088
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.9%
of 1,62,480
Periyapatna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,088 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.VENKATESH | INC (UPA) | 62,045 | 45.5% |
| 2 | K.MAHADEV | 59,957 | 44.0% | |
| 3 | H.D.GANESH | BSRCP | 5,669 | 4.2% |
| 4 | R.T. SATHISH | NDA | 3,731 | 2.7% |
| 5 | KRISHNA | BSP | 2,087 | 1.5% |
| 6 | K.S.SHASHIKUMAR | IND | 1,335 | 1.0% |
| 7 | H.C.BASAVARAJU | KJP | 827 | 0.6% |
| 8 | NARAYANA | SAJP | 656 | 0.5% |
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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.
High turnout (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.8% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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30th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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196th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.5%JD(S) 44.0%OTH 10.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,01,127
Density
476 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,307 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population11.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 9.7%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation55.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate78.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel94.7%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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