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Winner — 2023
Swaroop Prakash
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 49.8%BJP 45.2%8 others 5.0%
Votes
85,176
49.8% share
Winning margin
7,854
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.6%
of 2,32,483
A closely fought contest. Swaroop Prakash won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.95 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swaroop Prakash | JD(S) | 85,176 | 49.8% |
| 2 | Preetham J. Gowda | BJP | 77,322 | 45.2% |
| 3 | Banavase Rangaswamy | INC | 4,305 | 2.5% |
| 4 | Agile Yogish | 1,301 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | Swaroopa B. M | PMPT | 912 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 888 | 0.5% |
| 7 | H. B. Mallaiah | 463 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | V. Ramesh Bhuvanahalli | KRS | 452 | 0.3% |
| 9 | H. V. Swamy | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 10 | R. G. Sathisha Ramadevarapura | IND | 80 | 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.
Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.3% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
147th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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153rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 49.8%BJP 45.2%OTH 4.5%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.95 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.