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Winner — 2023
SHARANA GOWDA KANDAKUR
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 44.5%INC 42.9%5 others 12.5%
Votes
72,297
44.5% share
Winning margin
2,579
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.7%
of 2,50,896
Gurmitkal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,579 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARANA GOWDA KANDAKUR | JD(S) | 72,297 | 44.5% |
| 2 | BABURAO CHINCHANSOOR | INC | 69,718 | 43.0% |
| 3 | ANPUR LALITA MOULALI | BJP | 14,571 | 9.0% |
| 4 | K.B. VASU | 2,590 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,416 | 0.9% |
| 6 | S. NIJALINGAPPA DODDASAMBRA | KRS | 1,070 | 0.7% |
| 7 | MALLIKARJUN | UPJP | 668 | 0.4% |
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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.
Low turnout (182nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.3% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
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182nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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54th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 44.5%INC 43.0%BJP 9.0%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
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.