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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 154 · 2023

Rajarajeshwarinagar

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Winner — 2023

MUNIRATHNA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.7%INC 44.2%13 others 7.1%
Votes
1,27,980
48.7% share
Winning margin
11,842
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.8%
of 4,88,201

A closely fought contest. MUNIRATHNA won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNIRATHNA
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,27,98048.7%
2
KUSUMA .H
INC
INC
1,16,13844.2%
3
DR. V.NARAYANA SWAMY
JD(S)
JD(S)
7,7953.0%
4
MANJUNATHA M
UPJP
4,1181.6%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,9961.1%
6
ANANTHA SUBHASH CHANDRA
AAP
1,1910.5%
7
N. NAGARAJU
BSP
6810.3%
8
S. CHANDRASHEKHAR
KRS
5530.2%
9
SUBHASH S
IND
3290.1%
10
H. RUKMINI
IND
2230.1%
11
GNANAMURTHY V
SUCI
1930.1%
12
AREEF PASHA
IND
1540.1%
13
A. KALAPPA
IND
1290.1%
14
LAKSHMI
JD(U)
1250.1%
15
M. LINGARAJU
JMBP
960.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (214th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 1.2% · max 25.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
214th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.7%INC 44.2%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Gaali Anjaneya Temple

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St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally

St. Mary's Orthodox Valiyapally

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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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