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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2018Reserved (SC)
Devanahalli
Winner — 2018
NARAYANASWAMY L N
JD(S)· JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
JD(S) 50.8%INC 40.9%10 others 8.3%
Votes
86,966
50.8% share
Winning margin
17,010
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
85.5%
of 2,00,263
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARAYANASWAMY L N | JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018) | 86,966 | 50.8% |
| 2 | VENKATASWAMY | INC | 69,956 | 40.9% |
| 3 | K NAGESH | BJP | 9,820 | 5.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,300 | 0.8% |
| 5 | SRINIVAS M SANNIDHI | IND | 821 | 0.5% |
| 6 | INDIRAMMA B V | 625 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | B RAMACHANDRA | IND | 457 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NAGARAJA | API | 311 | 0.2% |
| 9 | D.R.NARAYANASWAMY | IND | 280 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MYATHYU MUNIYAPPA S M | IND | 247 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K RAMACHANDRAPPA | AIMEP | 194 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NAGARAJU M | rpsn | 181 | 0.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.3% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
78th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.91
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
63rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.91EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 50.8%INC 40.9%BJP 5.7%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 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%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.