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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 176 · 2018

Bangalore South

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Winner — 2018

M KRISHNAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.0%INC 36.8%13 others 17.2%
Votes
1,52,469
46.0% share
Winning margin
30,417
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.0%
of 5,81,422

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.77 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M KRISHNAPPA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,52,46946.0%
2
R K RAMESH
INC
INC
1,22,05236.8%
3
R PRABHAKAR REDDY
JD(S)
JD(S)
36,16410.9%
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NOTA
NOTA
15,8294.8%
5
K ABHISHEK
AVIRP
8230.3%
6
D K SHIVASHANKAR
IND
7350.2%
7
SREENIVASU
IND
6440.2%
8
ANBU
IND
4790.1%
9
SIRAJUDDIN
AIMEP
4150.1%
10
M KRISHANAPPA
IND
3770.1%
11
CHAND BHASHA
rpsn
3460.1%
12
R RAJESH
IND
3430.1%
13
MANJUNATH K H
IND
2740.1%
14
V CHETHAN
KP
2070.1%
15
APPAJI GOWDA
IND
1910.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (220th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.4% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
220th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
25th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.0%INC 36.8%JD(S) 10.9%OTH 1.4%NOTA 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.77 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%

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