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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. KRISHNAPPA | INC (UPA) | 73,353 | 46.9% |
| 2 | H. RAVINDRA | BJP | 70,578 | 45.1% |
| 3 | PARAMASHIVA N.E | JD(S) | 8,174 | 5.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,967 | 1.3% |
| 5 | AMJAD KHAN | SAJP(L) | 364 | 0.2% |
| 6 | C.K RAVI | INCP | 353 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SYED MUJAHID | IND | 351 | 0.2% |
| 8 | M.MALLIKARJUNA | IND | 320 | 0.2% |
| 9 | VIJAY KUMAR. N | 181 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | H.RAVI | KPJP | 150 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ARUNKUMAR. C | 127 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | K.R PRAKASH | IND | 109 | 0.1% |
| 13 | YODHA RAVI GOWDA | KP | 106 | 0.1% |
| 14 | WAHEEDA BANU | JBJSP | 97 | 0.1% |
| 15 | NARASIMHA L | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BUDAYYA B PUJERI | KAP | 83 | 0.1% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
219th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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27th of 224Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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