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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2017 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Nanjangud

Winner — 2017 by-elections

Kalale.N.Keshavamur Thy
INC 55.7%BJP 42.0%9 others 2.3%
Votes
86,212
55.8% share
Winning margin
21,334
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
11

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kalale.N.Keshavamur Thy
86,21255.8%
2
V.Srivinasa Prasad
64,87842.0%
3
M.Pradeep Kumar
KP
7030.5%
4
H.P.Sheshanna
INDEPENDENT
6780.4%
5
Subbaiah
INDEPENDENT
6260.4%
6
R.Prasanna Goluru
INDEPENDENT
3830.3%
7
B.S. Mahadevaswamy
INDEPENDENT
2740.2%
8
D.K.Tulasappa
INDEPENDENT
2680.2%
9
Ananda G
INDEPENDENT
2540.2%
10
D.Eshwar Swabhimaani
INDEPENDENT
1980.1%
11
Gurulingaiah
INDEPENDENT
1760.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (67th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
67th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
64th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%BJP 42.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺ESDM🏺Rosewood inlay art
Sri Srikanteshvara Temple

Sri Srikanteshvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Srikanteshvara Temple

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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