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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2023

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Winner — 2023

ASHOK KUMAR RAI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 38.6%IND 36.2%7 others 25.3%
Votes
66,607
38.5% share
Winning margin
4,149
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
80.0%
of 2,15,899

A closely fought contest. ASHOK KUMAR RAI won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR RAI
INC (UPA)
66,60738.5%
2
ARUN KUMAR PUTHILA
IND
62,45836.1%
3
ASHA THIMMAPPA
BJP
37,55821.7%
4
SHAFFI BELLARE
2,7881.6%
NOTA
NOTA
8660.5%
6
DIVYAPRABHA GOWDA
JD(S)
6840.4%
7
DR. B.K. VISHUKUMAR GOWDA
6500.4%
8
SUNDARA KOILA
IND
6220.4%
9
IVAN FERAO P.
KRS
5290.3%

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

Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 1.1% · max 32.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
76th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%IND 36.1%BJP 21.7%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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