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Winner — 2023
DR|| H D RANGANATH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.9%BJP 27.6%7 others 29.5%
Votes
74,724
42.9% share
Winning margin
26,573
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
87.2%
of 1,99,790
Kunigal is a safe seat — DR|| H D RANGANATH won by 15.3%.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹5.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR|| H D RANGANATH | INC (UPA) | 74,724 | 42.9% |
| 2 | D KRISHNAKUMAR | BJP | 48,151 | 27.6% |
| 3 | DR RAVI NAGARAJAIAH | JD(S) | 46,974 | 26.9% |
| 4 | JAYARAMAIAH HITHALAPURA | 1,672 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | RAGHU JANAGERE | KRS | 1,037 | 0.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 630 | 0.4% |
| 7 | B B RAMASWAMY GOWDA | IND | 561 | 0.3% |
| 8 | B T TIRUMALE GOWDA | IND | 303 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAMESHA S B | RSTJNHP | 225 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.0% · max 41.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
87%
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8th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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201st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.9%BJP 27.6%JD(S) 26.9%OTH 2.2%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹5.68 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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