Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2013

Sindgi

1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 2013

BHUSANUR RAMESH BALAPPA

BJP· BJP (NDA)

BJP 29.5%JD(S) 28.9%13 others 41.6%

Votes

37,834

29.5% share

Winning margin

752

0.6% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

69.4%

of 1,84,900

Sindgi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 752 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	BHUSANUR RAMESH BALAPPA	BJP BJP (NDA)	37,834	29.5%	Inc
2	MANAGULI MALLAPPA CHANNAVEERAPPA	JD(S)	37,082	28.9%
3	SUNAGAR SHARANAPPA TIPPANNA	INC UPA	27,595	21.5%
4	PATIL GURANNAGOUDA GOUDAPPAGOUDA	KJP	10,523	8.2%	DL
5	RAFIQ KANE	IND	6,938	5.4%	DL
6	SIDDARAMAPPA RUDRAPPA RANJUNAGI	IND	1,540	1.2%	DL
7	MAHANTESH BHIMANNA NAIKODI	IND	1,308	1.0%	DL
8	DEVAPPAGOUD GURALINGAPPAGOUD PATIL (CHANDAKAVATE)	JD(U) NDA	1,199	0.9%	DL
9	DR.DASTAGIR	BSP BSP	1,115	0.9%	DL
10	SIDDANNA SHARANAPPA ISHWARAPPAGOL	NCP UPA	983	0.8%	DL
11	VISHWAKARMA IRANNA MADIWALAPPA	IND	677	0.5%	DL
12	RAJU TALIKOTI	BSRCP	530	0.4%	DL
13	CHINCHOLI SHIVAPPA CHANABASAPPA	IND	472	0.4%	DL
14	ASHOK VEERABADRAPPA GHOLLI	IND	298	0.2%	DL
15	HARANAL SANTOSH SHIVAPPA	SP Samajwadi Party	261	0.2%	DL

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

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (165th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

0.6%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 8.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

70%

lowerhigher

165th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.14

fewer partiesmore parties

156th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.6%

lowerhigher

133rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 29.5%JD(S) 28.9%INC 21.5%KJP 8.2%IND 5.4%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

21,77,331

Density

207 / km²

Sex ratio

960 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

10,498 km²

SC population20.3%

ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

82%HINDU

Hindu 82.1%Muslim 17.0%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water48.2%

Electricity80.6%

Sanitation18.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births91.8%

Children fully vaccinated71.1%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.9%

Children underweight (under 5)39.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%

Women literate66.6%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%

Clean cooking fuel60.6%

Health insurance21.2%

What's nearby?

1 location

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Agricultural Implements🏺Resin

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Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Hindu temple of Dattatreya

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