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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2018

Gadag

Winner — 2018

HANAMANTAGOUDA KRISHNAGOUDA PATIL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.4%BJP 47.2%9 others 4.3%
Votes
77,699
48.4% share
Winning margin
1,868
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
74.4%
of 2,15,621

Gadag was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,868 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HANAMANTAGOUDA KRISHNAGOUDA PATIL
INC (UPA)
77,69948.4%
2
ANIL MENSINAKAI
BJP
75,83147.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,0071.3%
4
BASANAGOUDA M PATIL
INCP
1,0430.7%
5
MANJUNATH BASAPPA ABBIGERI
IND
1,0340.6%
6
MAHABOOBSAB R SOMPUR
9850.6%
7
SHIRAJ URF SHIRAJAHMAD BALLARY
AIMEP
7910.5%
8
VISHWANATH KHANAPUR
IND
4220.3%
9
ABDULKHADARSAB A
IND
2720.2%
10
MALLIKARJUN BASAPPA DESAI
RCMP
2190.1%
11
SHIVARADDEPPA S REDDAR
1870.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (132nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.2% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
132nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
46th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%BJP 47.3%OTH 3.1%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.64 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,570
Density
229 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,657 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population5.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.7%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate70.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.3%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Byadagi Chilies🏺Textiles
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Inscribed memorial stones in awalled enclouser

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscribed memorial stones in awalled enclouser

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Saraswathi Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Saraswathi Temple

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Somesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Somesvara Temple

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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