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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 183

RamanagaramAssembly by-election result, 2018

Anitha Kumaraswamy (JD(S)) won Ramanagaram in the 2018 assembly by-election with 86.1% of the vote, beating L. Chandrashekar (BJP) by 1,09,137 votes.

Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2008 election. In 2004, seat no. 183 was Ranibennur. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Anitha Kumaraswamy
JD(S) 86.1%BJP 10.9%5 others 3.0%
Votes
1,25,043
86.1% share
Winning margin
1,09,137
75.1% of votes
Candidates
7

A comfortable win — Anitha Kumaraswamy won by 75.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Anitha Kumaraswamy
1,25,04386.1%
2
L. Chandrashekar
15,90610.9%
3
H.D. Revanna
PMPT
PMPT
2,2311.5%
4
Surendra Ramanagara
IND
IND
5450.4%
5
D. M. Madegowda
IND
IND
5360.4%
6
Kumara Naik
IND
IND
5200.4%
7
Muniyappa
IND
IND
4780.3%

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A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
75.1%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
Essentially one

JD(S) took 86% of the votes.

Parties in the race 1.33

How did the vote split?

SEAT
86.1%won by JD(S)
JD(S) 86.1%BJP 10.9%Others 3.0%

Ramanagara district · 10.8 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Channapatna Toys and EV Cluster.

this districtdashed line = India

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,82,636
Density
308 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,516 km²
SC population18.8%
ST population2.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
  • Hindu88.6%
  • Muslim10.6%
  • Christian0.6%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water81.0%
Electric lighting92.0%
Toilet at home41.9%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)15.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)45.5%
Women literate82.7%
Women married before 1811.8%
Clean cooking fuel92.0%
Health insurance35.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Channapatna ToysGI🏺EV Cluster

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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Who has won Ramanagaram, 2008–2023

  1. 2008H D KUMARA SWAMY (JD(S)), margin 37.0%
  2. 2013H D KUMARA SWAMY (JD(S)), margin 17.1%
  3. 2018H.D.KUMARASWAMY (JD(S)), margin 13.2%
  4. 2023H. A. IQBAL HUSSAIN (INC), margin 5.9%