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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2018Reserved (SC)
Kanakagiri
Winner — 2018
BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 52.4%INC 43.9%9 others 3.7%
Votes
87,735
52.4% share
Winning margin
14,225
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.8%
of 2,09,885
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | BJP (NDA) | 87,735 | 52.4% |
| 2 | SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | INC | 73,510 | 43.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,676 | 1.0% |
| 4 | MANJULA RAVIKUMAR | JD(S) | 1,464 | 0.9% |
| 5 | KENCHAPPA HIREKHEDA | CPI(ML)(L) | 843 | 0.5% |
| 6 | DR. M P DARKESWARAIAH | IND | 686 | 0.4% |
| 7 | RAMESH CHANNADASAR | IND | 572 | 0.3% |
| 8 | MUKKANNA RAMACHANDRAPPA NAIK | AIMEP | 443 | 0.3% |
| 9 | K ERANNA | IND | 273 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KOTI RAMESH | JPK | 160 | 0.1% |
| 11 | K H HULAGANNA | SJPA | 143 | 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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.3% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
98th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
47th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.4%INC 43.9%OTH 2.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.