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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2021 by-electionsReserved (ST)

Maski

Winner — 2021 by-elections

BASANAGOUDA TURUVIHAL
INC 59.7%BJP 38.5%6 others 1.7%
Votes
86,337
59.7% share
Winning margin
30,606
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
8

Maski is a safe seat — BASANAGOUDA TURUVIHAL won by 21.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANAGOUDA TURUVIHAL
86,33759.7%
2
PRATAP GOUDA PATIL
55,73138.5%
3
B.T.OBALESHAPPA NAYAKA
KRS
9620.7%
4
SHRINIVAS NAYAK KANNURA
IND
5370.4%
5
ISHAPPAGOUDA PATIL
IND
3170.2%
6
BASANAGOUDA
IND
2710.2%
7
AMARESH MATURU
IND
2530.2%
8
DEEPIKA S
IND
1800.1%

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.

Average turnout (158th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.2% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
158th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
59th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.7%BJP 38.5%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma
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Ancient Mound, Maski

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Rock edicts of Ashoka]

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edicts of Ashoka]

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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