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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2018Reserved (SC)
Kollegal
Winner — 2018
N. MAHESH
BSP· JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
BSP 42.5%INC 31.0%6 others 26.5%
Votes
71,792
42.5% share
Winning margin
19,454
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
80.8%
of 2,09,122
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.90 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | N. MAHESH | JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018) | 71,792 | 42.5% |
| 2 | A.R. KRISHNA MURTHY | INC | 52,338 | 31.0% |
| 3 | G.N. NANJUNDA SWAMY | BJP | 39,690 | 23.5% |
| 4 | CHIKKASAVAKA. S | 1,591 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,524 | 0.9% |
| 6 | NINGARAJ. G | rpsn | 871 | 0.5% |
| 7 | LAKSHMI JAYASHANKARA | AIMEP | 643 | 0.4% |
| 8 | NAGARATHNA. M | IND | 422 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (110th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 3.1% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
110th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
34th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 42.5%INC 31.0%BJP 23.5%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.90 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,20,791
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,648 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Other 7.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.7%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation23.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.0%
Health insurance34.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stone Work🏺Turmeric
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.