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Winner — 2018
C S PUTTARAJU
JD(S)· JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
JD(S) 54.9%SWI 42.2%12 others 3.0%
Votes
96,003
54.9% share
Winning margin
22,224
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
90.7%
of 1,93,010
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C S PUTTARAJU | JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018) | 96,003 | 54.9% |
| 2 | DARSHAN PUTTANNAIAH | SWI | 73,779 | 42.2% |
| 3 | SUNDAHALLI SOMASHEKARA | BJP | 1,595 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 979 | 0.6% |
| 5 | B.K.PUTTARAJU | IND | 689 | 0.4% |
| 6 | MAHESH VAKEELARU | AIMEP | 498 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DARSHAN.K.SEENEGOWDA | IND | 301 | 0.2% |
| 8 | D K RAVIKUMARA | IND | 260 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MAHESHA | JSMP(K) | 210 | 0.1% |
| 10 | PUTTARAJU | IND | 163 | 0.1% |
| 11 | ROHINI | 153 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | ARUNKUMAR | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 13 | H NARAYANA | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 14 | G.M.RAMESH | KJP | 85 | 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.
High turnout (1st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 3.9% · max 30.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
1st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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223rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 54.9%SWI 42.2%OTH 2.4%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,05,769
Density
364 / km²
Sex ratio
995 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population1.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.6%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation37.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.0%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance39.9%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery🏺Rice based products
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.