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Winner — 2023
D K SHIVAKUMAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 75.0%JD(S) 10.8%14 others 14.1%
Votes
1,43,023
75.0% share
Winning margin
1,22,392
64.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
84.5%
of 2,25,536
Kanakapura is a safe seat — D K SHIVAKUMAR won by 64.2%.
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D K SHIVAKUMAR | INC (UPA) | 1,43,023 | 75.0% |
| 2 | B NAGARAJU | JD(S) | 20,631 | 10.8% |
| 3 | R ASHOKA | BJP | 19,753 | 10.4% |
| 4 | MANMOHAN RAJ K N | UPJP | 1,258 | 0.7% |
| 5 | E PUTTARAJU | 1,144 | 0.6% | |
| 6 | KRISHNA N M | 1,083 | 0.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 762 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KEMPEGOWDA | NBHS | 604 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SHIVARENUKA | IND | 512 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KRS PRASHANTH HOSADURGA | KRS | 397 | 0.2% |
| 11 | NALLAHALLI SRINIVAS | IND | 310 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHRIDHARA K R | 296 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | MALLIKARJUNAIAH | IND | 288 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SHADAKSHARI A N | IND | 236 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 16 | NAGARAJU S J | IND | 147 | 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.
High turnout (26th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe64.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 3.6% · max 64.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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26th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.71
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224th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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191st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 75.0%JD(S) 10.8%BJP 10.4%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%