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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N. MAHESH
JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
71,79242.5%
2
A.R. KRISHNA MURTHY
INC
52,33831.0%
3
G.N. NANJUNDA SWAMY
BJP
39,69023.5%
4
CHIKKASAVAKA. S
1,5910.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5240.9%
6
NINGARAJ. G
rpsn
8710.5%
7
LAKSHMI JAYASHANKARA
AIMEP
6430.4%
8
NAGARATHNA. M
IND
4220.3%

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
safe
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 3.1% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
110th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
34th of 224

Where 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.

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