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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 164 · 2023
Gandhi Nagar
Winner — 2023
DINESH GUNDU RAO
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.8%BJP 40.7%14 others 18.5%
Votes
54,118
40.8% share
Winning margin
105
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.3%
of 2,31,510
Gandhi Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 105 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH GUNDU RAO | INC (UPA) | 54,118 | 40.8% |
| 2 | SAPTHAGIRI GOWDA A R | BJP | 54,013 | 40.7% |
| 3 | V NARAYANASWAMY | JD(S) | 12,857 | 9.7% |
| 4 | KRISSHNAIAH SETTY ES EN MALURU | IND | 6,871 | 5.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,692 | 1.3% |
| 6 | BASAVARAJA M D | UPJP | 746 | 0.6% |
| 7 | S GOPINATH | 733 | 0.6% | |
| 8 | S M DIVAKAR | 325 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | PRAKASH K | KRS | 316 | 0.2% |
| 10 | ARUN KUMAR D | IMP | 239 | 0.2% |
| 11 | P BASAPPACHAR | IND | 180 | 0.1% |
| 12 | G GAJENDRA | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PUSHPA RANI S | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KRISHNAIAH | RTSMJD | 102 | 0.1% |
| 15 | K STEPHEN | AIMEP | 89 | 0.1% |
| 16 | PRASHANTH KUMAR | JaHP | 70 | 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.
Low turnout (201st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.1% · max 20.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
201st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.8%BJP 40.7%JD(S) 9.7%IND 5.2%OTH 2.3%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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