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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2018

Bhatkal

Winner — 2018

SUNIL BILIYA NAIK
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.1%INC 46.6%5 others 3.3%
Votes
83,172
50.1% share
Winning margin
5,930
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.0%
of 2,12,646

A closely fought contest. SUNIL BILIYA NAIK won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL BILIYA NAIK
BJP (NDA)
83,17250.1%
2
MANKAL VAIDYA
INC
77,24246.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,9861.2%
4
GAPHUR SAB
AIMEP
1,4460.9%
5
RAJESH NAIK
IND
9440.6%
6
ABDUL RAHIMAN
IND
5690.3%
7
PRAKASH PINTO
IND
5270.3%

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

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.8% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
104th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
93rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 46.6%OTH 2.1%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.14 Cr

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

20 locations
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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.

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