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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2018

Dharwad

Winner — 2018

AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 54.7%INC 41.6%9 others 3.7%
Votes
85,123
54.7% share
Winning margin
20,340
13.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
76.4%
of 2,03,593

A clear win with a 13.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
BJP (NDA)
85,12354.7%
2
VINAY KULKARNI
INC
64,78341.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9671.3%
4
TIRAKAPPA SADEPPA JAMANAL (SHRIKANT)
JD(S)
1,2630.8%
5
KANTIMATH V RAJASHEKARAYYA
IND
7940.5%
6
NAGAPPA KAREPPA KARENNAVAR
JPK
6510.4%
7
BASAVARAJ YALLAPPA PARASANNAVAR
IND
2850.2%
8
SHAKHIL ABDULSATTAR DODAVAD
IND
2840.2%
9
FIROZKHAN GULABKHAN HAWALDAR
LAD
1700.1%
10
BASAVARAJ UDDINAKOPPA
AMKP
1570.1%
11
SRI S F PATIL
1530.1%

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

Average turnout (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.7%INC 41.6%OTH 2.4%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺FMCG🏺Volve Mfg
Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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