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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 203 · 2018

Mangalore City South

Winner — 2018

D. VEDAVYASA KAMATH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.0%INC 43.1%10 others 3.9%
Votes
86,545
53.0% share
Winning margin
16,075
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.9%
of 2,30,386

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. VEDAVYASA KAMATH
BJP (NDA)
86,54553.0%
2
J. R. LOBO
INC
70,47043.1%
3
SUNIL KUMAR BAJAL
2,3291.4%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0630.7%
5
R. SRIKAR PRABHU
IND
8610.5%
6
RATHNAKARA SUVARNA
JD(S)
7730.5%
7
MADAN M.C.
IND
7080.4%
8
MOHAMMED IQBAL
AIMEP
2300.1%
9
REENA PINTO
IND
1480.1%
10
DHARMENDRA
ABHM
970.1%
11
MAHAMMAD KHALID
IND
940.1%
12
SUPREETH KUMAR POOJARY
HJP
690.0%

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

Low turnout (180th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.7% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
180th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
87th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.0%INC 43.1%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 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?

13 locations
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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.

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