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Winner — 2023
K.Y.NANJEGOWDA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 29.4%BJP 29.3%14 others 41.3%
Votes
50,955
29.4% share
Winning margin
248
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
89.0%
of 1,94,710
Malur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 248 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.Y.NANJEGOWDA | INC (UPA) | 50,955 | 29.4% |
| 2 | K.S.MANJUNATHAGOWDA | BJP | 50,707 | 29.3% |
| 3 | HOODI VIJAYAKUMAR | IND | 49,362 | 28.5% |
| 4 | G.E.RAMEGOWDA | JD(S) | 17,627 | 10.2% |
| 5 | M.VIJAYA KUMAR | IND | 1,370 | 0.8% |
| 6 | RAVISHANKAR.M | 708 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | VADAGANAHALLI N.RAMESHA | 671 | 0.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 647 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SURESH KEMPANNA | IND | 443 | 0.3% |
| 10 | H. R. RAMEGOWDA | IND | 281 | 0.2% |
| 11 | K.R.S MAHESH A.V | KRS | 154 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NARAYANAMMA | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 13 | VENKATESH GOWDA.B.G | SANVP | 96 | 0.1% |
| 14 | JAYAMMA | IND | 77 | 0.0% |
| 15 | N. DEAVANANDA BABU | IND | 54 | 0.0% |
| 16 | K.NAGESH | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
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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 (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.1% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
89%
lowerhigher
3rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.79
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
197th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.4%BJP 29.3%IND 28.5%JD(S) 10.2%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.60 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?
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