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Winner — 2018
B.K.SANGAMESHWARA.
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.5%JD(S) 42.0%13 others 8.5%
Votes
75,722
49.5% share
Winning margin
11,567
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
76.0%
of 2,01,187
A clear win with a 7.6% margin.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K.SANGAMESHWARA. | INC (UPA) | 75,722 | 49.5% |
| 2 | APPAJI.M.J. | JD(S) | 64,155 | 42.0% |
| 3 | PRAVEEN PATEL.G.R. | BJP | 8,974 | 5.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,427 | 0.9% |
| 5 | SHASHIKUMAR S.GOWDA. | IND | 572 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MUMTAZ BEGUM | AIMEP | 450 | 0.3% |
| 7 | S.K.SUDHEENDRA. | IND | 348 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JOHN BENNY | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAVI KUMAR.H | 219 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | VENKATESHA | IND | 194 | 0.1% |
| 11 | P.E. BASAVARAJ | IND | 172 | 0.1% |
| 12 | B.N.NAGRAJA (B.N.RAJU) | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 13 | OM VIJAY VAMSHI | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 14 | AHAMED ALI | IND | 98 | 0.1% |
| 15 | KOMALA KUMARI. R | IND | 74 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (159th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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159th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
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69th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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155th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.5%JD(S) 42.0%BJP 5.9%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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