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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2018

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Winner — 2018

SANJEEVA MATANDOOR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.2%INC 42.5%10 others 3.4%
Votes
90,073
54.2% share
Winning margin
19,477
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
84.0%
of 1,97,987

A clear win with a 11.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.90 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJEEVA MATANDOOR
BJP (NDA)
90,07354.2%
2
SHAKUNTHALA.T. SHETTY
INC
70,59642.5%
3
I. C. KAILAS GOWDA
JD(S)
1,4240.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2270.7%
5
ABDUL MAJEED KOLPE
5270.3%
6
VIDYASHRI. S
IND
4540.3%
7
SHABANA. S. SHEIK
AIMEP
4250.3%
8
B. SHEKHAR MADAVU
PPP
4040.2%
9
CHETHAN KUMAR PUTTUR
IND
3440.2%
10
M. SHESHAPPA RAO (M. S. RAO)
SAJP(L)
3400.2%
11
AMARNATHA .B. K.
IND
2440.1%
12
ABDUL BASEER BOODIYAR
IND
2130.1%

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

Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 1.1% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
76th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.2%INC 42.5%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.90 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?

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