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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 120 · 2018

Udupi

Winner — 2018

K RAGHUPATHI BHAT
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.3%INC 44.9%7 others 2.8%
Votes
84,946
52.3% share
Winning margin
12,044
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
79.7%
of 2,03,804

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.90 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K RAGHUPATHI BHAT
BJP (NDA)
84,94652.3%
2
PRAMOD MADHWARAJ
INC
72,90244.9%
3
BIRTHI GANGANDHAR BHANDARY
JD(S)
1,3610.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0890.7%
5
MADHUKARA MUDRADI
6050.4%
6
Y S VISHWANATH
AIMEP
4010.3%
7
SUDHEER KANCHAN
IND
3940.2%
8
MAHESHA THADEKALLU
IND
3860.2%
9
SHEKAR HAVANJE
BRPP
3210.2%

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

Average turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
129th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.3%INC 44.9%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.90 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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