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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 176 · 2023

Bangalore South

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Winner — 2023

M Krishnappa
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.4%INC 38.3%13 others 10.3%
Votes
1,96,220
51.4% share
Winning margin
49,699
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
51.6%
of 7,40,527

A clear win with a 13.0% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M Krishnappa
BJP
BJP (NDA)
1,96,22051.4%
2
R K Ramesh
INC
INC
1,46,52138.4%
3
H P Rajagopala Reddy
JD(S)
JD(S)
24,6126.4%
4
Manu M M
UPJP
4,3601.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,0061.1%
6
Ashok Mruthyunjaya
AAP
2,5850.7%
7
Vijayaraghava Marathe
KRS
8560.2%
8
Kiran V
BSP
7750.2%
9
A Ravi Kumar
RPI(A)
4170.1%
10
R‌ Rajesh
IND
4090.1%
11
Shivakumar
IND
3940.1%
12
G Srinivasa
IND
2860.1%
13
Nishant Kote
IND
2710.1%
14
Raju
IND
2170.1%
15
Altin Anthony Raj
IND
1830.1%

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 (220th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.4% · max 24.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
52%
lowerhigher
220th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
25th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.4%INC 38.4%JD(S) 6.4%OTH 2.8%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.41 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%

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