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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 205 · 2023

Bantval

Winner — 2023

RAJESH NAIK U
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%INC 45.8%4 others 3.9%
Votes
93,324
50.3% share
Winning margin
8,282
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
80.2%
of 2,31,473

A closely fought contest. RAJESH NAIK U won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH NAIK U
BJP (NDA)
93,32450.3%
2
B. RAMANATH RAI
INC
85,04245.8%
3
ILYAS MOHAMMED THUMBE
5,4362.9%
NOTA
NOTA
8210.4%
5
PURUSHOTHAMA GOWDA KOLPE
4950.3%
6
PRAKASH GOMES
JD(S)
4540.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.9% · max 28.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
73rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
179th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%INC 45.8%OTH 3.4%NOTA 0.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.71 Cr

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marine Products🏺Textile processing

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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