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Winner — 2018
Sowmya Reddy
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.8%BJP 46.2%18 others 5.0%
Votes
54,458
48.8% share
Winning margin
2,887
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.1%
of 1,95,404
A closely fought contest. Sowmya Reddy won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
1 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sowmya Reddy | INC (UPA) | 54,458 | 48.8% |
| 2 | Bn Prahlad | BJP | 51,571 | 46.2% |
| 3 | Ravi Krishna Reddy | IND | 1,861 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 848 | 0.8% |
| 5 | Kalegowda | JD(S) | 817 | 0.7% |
| 6 | Vijayakumar | IND | 568 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Nayeema Khanum | PRRJP | 246 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Lakshminarayana | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 9 | Moula | IND | 189 | 0.2% |
| 10 | D Murgesh | IND | 132 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Mohammad Shaukatulla Sharif | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Shekar Poojari | KPJP | 101 | 0.1% |
| 13 | B Nanjesh | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Chethan Bhojanna | BJSC | 88 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Mohammad Ibrahim | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Syed Zabi | AIMEP | 60 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Yk Rahul | RMVP | 44 | 0.0% |
| 18 | Kap Srinath | KP | 38 | 0.0% |
| 19 | Ajmal Pasha | IND | 35 | 0.0% |
| 20 | Shaik Nawaz | SJPL | 35 | 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 (199th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.0% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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199th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
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147th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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35th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.8%BJP 46.2%OTH 4.2%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 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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