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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2013

Arabhavi

Winner — 2013

BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 68.4%INC 16.6%8 others 15.0%
Votes
99,283
68.4% share
Winning margin
75,221
51.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
73.9%
of 1,96,454

Arabhavi is a safe seat — BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI won by 51.8%.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI
BJP (NDA)
99,28368.4%
2
UTAGI RAMAPPA KAREPPA
UPA
24,06216.6%
3
LATUR SURESH MAHALINGAPPA
KJP
11,4457.9%
4
GURAPPA KALLAPPA HITTANAGI
3,0812.1%
5
GURUPUTRA KEMPANNA KULLUR
IND
2,0121.4%
6
GOUDAR SHIVANAGOUDA NINGAPPA
SKP
1,5271.1%
7
MAHANTAPPA SABANNA GOUDAR
IND
1,3881.0%
8
BASAVANTH IRAPPA VADER
BSP
9100.6%
9
BASAVARAJ BASAVANTAPPA B PATIL
BSRCP
6970.5%
10
HANAJI ASHOK PANDAPPA
SJPA
6940.5%

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

Average turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
51.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 4.2% · max 51.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
124th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
163rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 68.4%INC 16.6%KJP 7.9%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

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Ratta inscription (Saka 1127) in ancient Jaina Basti

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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