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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2018

Malleshwaram

Winner — 2018

DR. ASHWATH NARAYAN.C.N.
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 67.2%INC 23.6%12 others 9.2%
Votes
83,130
67.2% share
Winning margin
54,000
43.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.9%
of 2,13,537

Malleshwaram is a safe seat — DR. ASHWATH NARAYAN.C.N. won by 43.7%.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. ASHWATH NARAYAN.C.N.
BJP (NDA)
83,13067.2%
2
KENGAL SHREEPADHARENU
INC
29,13023.6%
3
MADHUSUDHAN N
JD(S)
7,8846.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1571.7%
5
SUBRAMANYA SHARMA GOURAVARAM
AIMEP
2730.2%
6
N RAJANNA
IND
1850.1%
7
ADITYA .R .A
IND
1580.1%
8
R VENKATESH
JBJSP
1570.1%
9
ANAND M.B.
KP
1260.1%
10
KRISHNAIAH
RMVP
1060.1%
11
MANDAGERE RAMAKUMAR
KAP
950.1%
12
MALLIKARJUN L S
JSMP(K)
910.1%
13
PRAKASH K R
IND
880.1%
14
P R PRADEEP
IND
850.1%

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

Low turnout (207th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
43.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 0.6% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
207th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 67.2%INC 23.6%JD(S) 6.4%OTH 1.1%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

4 locations
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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