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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2018

Gandhi Nagar

Winner — 2018

DINESH GUNDU RAO
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.3%BJP 29.4%11 others 33.3%
Votes
47,354
37.3% share
Winning margin
10,070
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.8%
of 2,23,259

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH GUNDU RAO
INC (UPA)
47,35437.3%
2
A.R. SAPTHAGIRI GOWDA
BJP
37,28429.4%
3
V. NARAYANASWAMY
JD(S)
36,63528.9%
NOTA
NOTA
2,0741.6%
5
V. NAGARAJ
IND
1,4761.2%
6
M.P. YUVARAJ
AIADMK(JG)
5450.4%
7
A. ELANKOVAN
5150.4%
8
S. MOHAN KUMAR
IND
2860.2%
9
R. MURTHY
IND
1710.1%
10
G. KRISHNA
AIMEP
1630.1%
11
MOHAMED MUJAHID
JSMP(K)
1230.1%
12
DR DINESH KUMAR A
IND
1080.1%
13
SYED KAREEM
910.1%

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

Low turnout (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
201st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.3%BJP 29.4%JD(S) 28.9%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.33 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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