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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2018
Govindraj Nagar
Winner — 2018
V SOMANNA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%INC 43.1%14 others 6.6%
Votes
79,135
50.3% share
Winning margin
11,375
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.5%
of 2,88,251
A clear win with a 7.2% margin.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V SOMANNA | BJP (NDA) | 79,135 | 50.3% |
| 2 | PRIYAKRISHNA | INC | 67,760 | 43.1% |
| 3 | A NAGENDRA PRASAD | JD(S) | 7,090 | 4.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,589 | 1.0% |
| 5 | DR K S GANGADHARA | 329 | 0.2% | |
| 6 | S SURESH | IND | 298 | 0.2% |
| 7 | N HANUMEGOWDA | IND | 230 | 0.1% |
| 8 | PARVEEZ KHAN P | SAJP(L) | 211 | 0.1% |
| 9 | SHIVARAJU G | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PRABHU | SJPA | 94 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GOVINDAIAH B R | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 12 | M UMASHANKAR | IND | 69 | 0.0% |
| 13 | RAGHUNATH A P | IND | 66 | 0.0% |
| 14 | JAYACHANDRA H | IND | 58 | 0.0% |
| 15 | SREEDHAR V S | RCMP | 54 | 0.0% |
| 16 | YATHIS M | IND | 51 | 0.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (216th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 7.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
216th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
42nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 43.1%OTH 5.6%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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?
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