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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2023

Belgaum Dakshin

Winner — 2023

ABHAY PATIL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.5%IND 40.7%7 others 10.8%
Votes
77,094
48.5% share
Winning margin
12,308
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.5%
of 2,50,726

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABHAY PATIL
BJP (NDA)
77,09448.5%
2
RAMAKANT KONDUSKAR
IND
64,78640.7%
3
PRABHAVATI BASAVARAJ MASTMARDI
INC
13,0158.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5991.0%
5
SHRINIVAS YALLAPPA TALUKAR
JD(S)
9520.6%
6
SANTOSH SIDDAPPA KEMP
IND
6190.4%
7
NOORAHMMAD KUTUBUDDIN MULLA
5110.3%
8
BHARAT GOTI
IND
3750.2%
9
HANAMANTH MALLAPPA MADIVALAR URPA HULAGERI
KRS
1600.1%

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

Low turnout (189th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
30th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%IND 40.7%INC 8.2%OTH 1.7%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.66 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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