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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2023

Kolar

Winner — 2023

KOTHUR.G. MANJUNATHA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 43.6%JD(S) 27.6%17 others 28.8%
Votes
83,990
43.6% share
Winning margin
30,761
15.9% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
79.4%
of 2,42,844

Kolar is a safe seat — KOTHUR.G. MANJUNATHA won by 15.9%.

Seat history

5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KOTHUR.G. MANJUNATHA
INC (UPA)
83,99043.6%
2
C.M.R. SRINATH
JD(S)
53,22927.6%
3
R. VARTHURU PRAKASH
BJP
50,91426.4%
4
JAMEEL AHAMED. N
1,1580.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0050.5%
6
S. SATHISH
IND
4880.3%
7
G.VENKATACHALAPATHI
IND
4470.2%
8
S.B.SURESH
2770.1%
9
PRAKASHA
IND
2080.1%
10
D V MANJUNATHA
IND
2000.1%
11
BYREDDY. T
IND
1760.1%
12
K.R.S. INDIRA REDDY.A
KRS
1560.1%
13
M. RAMESHA
IND
1390.1%
14
K .S . AREEF
IND
1220.1%
15
SRI. M.S.BADARINARAYANA
870.1%
16
DEVAKUMAR.H.A
IND
760.0%
17
C. THAMMAPPA
550.0%
18
AMJAD PASHA
IND
520.0%
19
ARAVIND. G.R.
IND
390.0%

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

Average turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 24.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
85th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.98
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.6%JD(S) 27.6%BJP 26.4%OTH 1.9%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobiles🏺Shivarapatna stone craft
Somesvara Temple

Somesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Somesvara Temple

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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