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Winner — 2018
C S NIRANJAN KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.5%INC 42.4%6 others 6.2%
Votes
94,151
51.5% share
Winning margin
16,684
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
90.2%
of 2,02,882
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C S NIRANJAN KUMAR | BJP (NDA) | 94,151 | 51.5% |
| 2 | M C MOHAN KUMARI URUF GEETHA | INC | 77,467 | 42.4% |
| 3 | S GURUPRASAD | 6,412 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | KANTHARAJ C G | PPP | 1,419 | 0.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,231 | 0.7% |
| 6 | A G RAMACHANDRA RAO | AIMEP | 857 | 0.5% |
| 7 | B C SHEKAR RAJU | IND | 717 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BELLASETTY SIDDAIAH | IND | 648 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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10th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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68th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%INC 42.4%OTH 5.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.51 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.