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Winner — 2018
K.S. ESHWARAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.4%INC 33.6%19 others 6.0%
Votes
1,04,027
60.4% share
Winning margin
46,107
26.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
69.9%
of 2,46,564
Shimoga is a safe seat — K.S. ESHWARAPPA won by 26.8%.
Seat history
3 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.S. ESHWARAPPA | BJP (NDA) | 1,04,027 | 60.4% |
| 2 | K.B. PRASANNA KUMAR | INC | 57,920 | 33.6% |
| 3 | H.N. NIRANJAN | JD(S) | 5,796 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 875 | 0.5% |
| 5 | RAVIKISHAN | IND | 671 | 0.4% |
| 6 | A.YASEEN MUBARAK | IND | 598 | 0.3% |
| 7 | G.NARASIMHAMURTHY (BABANNA) | IND | 572 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MOHAMMED YUSUF KHAN | AIMEP | 397 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SHAFINAZ BEGAM | IND | 327 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DR.NARENDRA P.L. | IND | 195 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GO.RAMESH GOWDA | JSMP(K) | 152 | 0.1% |
| 12 | S VASANTHA KUMAR | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 13 | NOOR AHMED N. | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
| 14 | B.S.SRINATH (CHINNY) | IND | 112 | 0.1% |
| 15 | M.RAMESH | rpsn | 101 | 0.1% |
| 16 | B.CHANNABASAPPA | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
| 17 | CHANDRASHEKHAR H.G. | IND | 73 | 0.0% |
| 18 | SUREKHA.P.V. | PBI | 67 | 0.0% |
| 19 | KHAJA GAREEBUN NAWAB M | IND | 59 | 0.0% |
| 20 | M.SAMIULLA | NmC | 52 | 0.0% |
| 21 | ASHOK DODDA THALAVAR | IND | 45 | 0.0% |
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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 (178th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 0.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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178th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
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115th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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98th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.4%INC 33.6%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/20
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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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