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Winner — 2018
MAHESH IRANAGOUDA KUMATHALLI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.1%BJP 46.8%10 others 5.1%
Votes
82,094
48.1% share
Winning margin
2,331
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.2%
of 2,10,031
Athani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,331 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESH IRANAGOUDA KUMATHALLI | INC (UPA) | 82,094 | 48.1% |
| 2 | LAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI | BJP | 79,763 | 46.8% |
| 3 | GIRISH KEDAREPPA BUTALI | JD(S) | 3,381 | 2.0% |
| 4 | MAHAVEER DASHARATH MANOJI | AIMEP | 912 | 0.5% |
| 5 | RAJESH BABU SHINGE | IND | 880 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 842 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NINGAPPA SUBHAS GURAV | PPP | 827 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SHIVAMALLAPPA BASAPPA KULALI | IND | 725 | 0.4% |
| 9 | ARJUN BHAGAVANT PATIL | IND | 541 | 0.3% |
| 10 | MEHABUB ASLAM SHAIKH | BMUP | 210 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VITTHAL NINGAPPA PUJARI | NmC | 207 | 0.1% |
| 12 | BASAPPA KALLAPPA HANCHINAL | HJP | 183 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.4% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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71st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
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222nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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141st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%BJP 46.8%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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