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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 146 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Kolar Gold Field

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Winner — 2018

ROOPAKALA.M
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.0%BJP 21.7%15 others 27.3%
Votes
71,151
51.0% share
Winning margin
40,827
29.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
74.5%
of 1,87,241

Kolar Gold Field is a safe seat — ROOPAKALA.M won by 29.3%.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2013 vs 2018

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROOPAKALA.M
INC
INC (UPA)
71,15151.0%
2
ASHWINI SAMPANGI
BJP
BJP
30,32421.7%
3
S.RAJENDRAN
RPI
20,39314.6%
4
M.BACKTHAVACHALAM
JD(S)
JD(S)
8,9766.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7501.3%
6
THANGARAJ.P
CPM
1,7461.3%
7
V.MUNISWAMY
KPJP
1,2590.9%
8
ANBU.M
ADMK
1,0240.7%
9
V.RAJAPPA
AIMEP
7020.5%
10
VENKATESH BABU R
IND
5460.4%
11
C.N.ARUN PRASAD
NmC
4160.3%
12
S.SIVALINGAM
BRPP
3200.2%
13
KULASEGAR.M
IND
2400.2%
14
S.MUNIYAPPA
IND
2330.2%
15
G.LALITHA
IND
2300.2%
16
MURUGESH.C
rpsn
1340.1%
17
J.D.ELANGOVAN
IND
1250.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (142nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 34.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
142nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
41st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%BJP 21.7%RPI 14.6%JD(S) 6.4%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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