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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2023

Sorab

Winner — 2023

MADHU BANGARAPPA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 60.3%BJP 33.3%9 others 6.4%
Votes
98,912
60.3% share
Winning margin
44,262
27.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
82.7%
of 1,98,447

Sorab is a safe seat — MADHU BANGARAPPA won by 27.0%.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADHU BANGARAPPA
INC (UPA)
98,91260.3%
2
S. KUMARA BANGARAPPA
BJP
54,65033.3%
3
BASURU CHANDREGOWDRU
JD(S)
6,4774.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0100.6%
5
LAKSHMIKANTH C S
UPJP
7330.5%
6
CHANDRASHEKARA K.Y
6320.4%
7
PARASHURAM.V.G
5860.4%
8
L.G.GUDDAPPA MARURU
IND
3570.2%
9
S. SHIVAYOGI
IND
2460.1%
10
J.S.CHIDANANDAGOWDA
IND
2260.1%
11
MANJUNATHA UPPALLI
KRS
2070.1%

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

Average turnout (49th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 1.5% · max 27.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
49th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
113th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.3%BJP 33.3%OTH 5.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.46 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Kaitabhesvara Temple

Kaitabhesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kaitabhesvara Temple

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Temples and Inscriptions, Udri

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples and Inscriptions

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Temples and Inscriptions, Udri

🏛️MonumentASI

Temples and Inscriptions

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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