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Winner — 2018
G. SOMASEKHARA REDDY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.6%INC 40.0%27 others 9.4%
Votes
76,589
50.6% share
Winning margin
16,155
10.7% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
66.3%
of 2,28,051
A clear win with a 10.7% margin.
Seat history
3 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. SOMASEKHARA REDDY | BJP (NDA) | 76,589 | 50.6% |
| 2 | ANIL.H. LAD | INC | 60,434 | 40.0% |
| 3 | MOHAMAD IQBAL HOTHUR | JD(S) | 6,255 | 4.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,016 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MEKALA ESWARA REDDY | KPJP | 913 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ALTAF HUSSAIN | IND | 733 | 0.5% |
| 7 | B.V.TEJAS | IND | 636 | 0.4% |
| 8 | M.M. ANANDA KUMAR | IND | 519 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MOHAMMED ISMAIL | 442 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | P. VIJAYALAKSHMI | PPOI | 369 | 0.2% |
| 11 | RAJASAB | BDBJP | 345 | 0.2% |
| 12 | D. PARTHASARATHY | JPK | 330 | 0.2% |
| 13 | GONAL JUMARI. B. | 300 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | M. JAYARAMULU | AIMEP | 295 | 0.2% |
| 15 | TAPAL GANESH | 233 | 0.1% | |
| 16 | HAFEEZ MOHAMMED ISMAIL @ H.M.ISMAIL | kajp | 205 | 0.1% |
| 17 | DR. K.R.RAVIKUMAR | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 18 | U. URUKUNDU | 158 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | TEJESH KUMAR. M. PATIL | BBKD | 156 | 0.1% |
| 20 | B.SHEKHARBABU | IND | 153 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SRINIVAS YADAV | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 22 | HANDI RAFEEQ SAB | IND | 131 | 0.1% |
| 23 | MADHUSUDANA. P. | IND | 124 | 0.1% |
| 24 | E. IRAMMA | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 25 | H.V. KIRAN | API | 115 | 0.1% |
| 26 | GANGI REDDY | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 27 | P. NARAYANA MURTHY | IND | 110 | 0.1% |
| 28 | VALISAB. P. | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ANE NARAYANA SWAMY | IND | 63 | 0.0% |
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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 (172nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.9% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
172nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.6%INC 40.0%OTH 8.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/28
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel at Nagalacheruva
🏛️MonumentASI
Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel at Nagalacheruva
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.