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Winner — 2018
HARISH POONJA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.8%INC 42.0%5 others 3.2%
Votes
98,417
54.8% share
Winning margin
22,974
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
83.9%
of 2,13,930
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARISH POONJA | BJP (NDA) | 98,417 | 54.8% |
| 2 | K.VASANTHA BANGERA | INC | 75,443 | 42.0% |
| 3 | JAGANNATHA. M | AIMEP | 1,806 | 1.0% |
| 4 | SUMATHI S HEGDE | JD(S) | 1,612 | 0.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,245 | 0.7% |
| 6 | VENKATESHA BENDE | IND | 654 | 0.4% |
| 7 | U.M. SYED HASSAN | IND | 373 | 0.2% |
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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 (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 5.7% · max 56.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
65th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
168th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.8%INC 42.0%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.17 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
6 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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