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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 167 · 2018

Vijay Nagar

Winner — 2018

M. KRISHNAPPA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.9%BJP 45.1%14 others 8.0%
Votes
73,353
46.9% share
Winning margin
2,775
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
51.2%
of 3,05,392

Vijay Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,775 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. KRISHNAPPA
INC (UPA)
73,35346.9%
2
H. RAVINDRA
BJP
70,57845.1%
3
PARAMASHIVA N.E
JD(S)
8,1745.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9671.3%
5
AMJAD KHAN
SAJP(L)
3640.2%
6
C.K RAVI
INCP
3530.2%
7
SYED MUJAHID
IND
3510.2%
8
M.MALLIKARJUNA
IND
3200.2%
9
VIJAY KUMAR. N
1810.1%
10
H.RAVI
KPJP
1500.1%
11
ARUNKUMAR. C
1270.1%
12
K.R PRAKASH
IND
1090.1%
13
YODHA RAVI GOWDA
KP
1060.1%
14
WAHEEDA BANU
JBJSP
970.1%
15
NARASIMHA L
IND
910.1%
16
BUDAYYA B PUJERI
KAP
830.1%

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

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
219th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
27th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%BJP 45.1%JD(S) 5.2%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

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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