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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2018

Belgaum Dakshin

Winner — 2018

ABHAY PATIL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 57.6%INC 17.6%12 others 24.8%
Votes
84,498
57.6% share
Winning margin
58,692
40.0% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.6%
of 2,30,803

Belgaum Dakshin is a safe seat — ABHAY PATIL won by 40.0%.

Seat history

4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABHAY PATIL
BJP (NDA)
84,49857.6%
2
M D LAKSHMINARAYAN (ANNAYYA)
INC
25,80617.6%
3
PRAKASH APPAJI MARAGALE
IND
21,53714.7%
4
KIRAN KRISHNA SAYNAK
IND
8,2955.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4741.0%
6
N. S. SHANKARACHARYA
IND
1,3920.9%
7
CHANGADEV KUGAJI @ MAHESH KUGAJI
JD(S)
9400.6%
8
VARDHMAN DEVENDRA GANGAI
IND
9320.6%
9
MAHANTESH B.RANAGATTIMATH
AIMEP
6130.4%
10
SUJIT MADIWALAPPA MULGUND
IND
5310.4%
11
SNEHA N.CHODANKAR
ASP
1990.1%
12
VINAYAK KASHINATH JADHAV
IND
1800.1%
13
SADANAND R. METRI
1800.1%
14
ANITA SHANKAR DODAMANI
IND
1380.1%

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

Low turnout (189th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
40.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.6%INC 17.6%IND 14.7%IND 5.7%OTH 3.5%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.34 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?

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