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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2018

Hosakote

Winner — 2018

N NAGARAJU (M.T.B)
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.2%BJP 47.3%12 others 1.6%
Votes
98,824
51.2% share
Winning margin
7,597
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
91.7%
of 2,10,614

A closely fought contest. N NAGARAJU (M.T.B) won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N NAGARAJU (M.T.B)
INC (UPA)
98,82451.2%
2
SHARATH KUMAR BACHEGOWDA
BJP
91,22747.3%
3
KRISHNA MURTHY R
JD(S)
1,0830.6%
NOTA
NOTA
5390.3%
5
RAMESHA
ASP
4170.2%
6
V SHAMANNA
IND
2420.1%
7
SURESHA C
IND
1840.1%
8
G SHRINIVASA
AIMEP
1420.1%
9
RAJESH T K
IND
1200.1%
10
RAVEESHA T
IND
670.0%
11
B V MANJUNATHA
IND
660.0%
12
MANJUNATHA GOWDA T V
IND
610.0%
13
NAGARAJ D.C.N
IND
520.0%
14
NAGARAJ V
IND
470.0%

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

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 1.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
2nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.2%BJP 47.3%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

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