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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2023Reserved (SC)

Pulakeshinagar

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Winner — 2023

A C SRINIVASA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 66.7%BSP 19.2%14 others 14.1%
Votes
87,316
66.7% share
Winning margin
62,210
47.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,38,856

Pulakeshinagar is a safe seat — A C SRINIVASA won by 47.5%.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.60 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A C SRINIVASA
INC
INC (UPA)
87,31666.7%
2
AKANDA SRINIVASA MURTHY R
BSP
25,10619.2%
3
A MURALI
BJP
BJP
10,6248.1%
4
B R BHASKAR PRASAD
SDPI
4,1023.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1900.9%
6
ANURADHA V
JD(S)
JD(S)
8440.6%
7
SURESH RATHOD
AAP
6940.5%
8
PRIYA
IND
2230.2%
9
SHAKTIVELU
IND
1830.1%
10
V J SANJAY KUMAR
IND
1290.1%
11
SUNSTAR D JAIRAM
GaAP
980.1%
12
KARTHIK A
JD(U)
940.1%
13
A CHANDRA KUMAR
IND
820.1%
14
NIRANJAN D RAJ
IND
680.1%
15
MOHAN KUMAR
KRS
660.1%
16
R MOHAN RAJU
RPIK
500.0%

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 (209th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 64.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
209th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
45th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 66.7%BSP 19.2%BJP 8.1%OTH 5.0%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.60 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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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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