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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2019 by-elections

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Winner — 2019 by-elections

SHARATH BACHE GOWDA
IND
IND 41.6%BJP 35.7%15 others 22.7%
Votes
81,671
41.6% share
Winning margin
11,486
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
17

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHARATH BACHE GOWDA
IND
81,67141.6%
2
M.T.B. NAGARAJU
BJP
70,18535.7%
3
PADMAVATHI SURESH
INC
41,44321.1%
4
H.T.SHASHIKUMAR
IND
6960.3%
5
SHARATH KUMAR.K
IND
6520.3%
6
RAVI .B.T
IND
5730.3%
7
SURESH RAO.R
UPJP
4860.3%
8
N.B.NAGARAJU
IND
1740.1%
9
ANUSHA.P.R
IND
1640.1%
10
AMBAREESH
IND
880.0%
11
RAMESH .M
IND
810.0%
12
MANJUNATHA.C
IND
310.0%
13
NARAYANASWAMY
IND
280.0%
14
KRISHNA.B.M
IND
240.0%
15
EREGOWDA
IND
220.0%
16
ANAND .B.N
IND
190.0%
17
T.K. DASARGOWDA
IND
160.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 1.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
2nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
17 seats · 9 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 41.6%BJP 35.7%INC 21.1%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

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