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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2023

Dharwad

Winner — 2023

VINAY KULKARNI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 53.9%BJP 43.0%10 others 3.0%
Votes
89,333
53.9% share
Winning margin
18,037
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
76.7%
of 2,16,016

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINAY KULKARNI
INC (UPA)
89,33353.9%
2
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
BJP
71,29643.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5210.9%
4
MANJUNATH LAXMAPPA HAGEDAR
JD(S)
9210.6%
5
SHAKEEL ABDULSATTAR DODVAD
IND
8790.5%
6
PRAVEEN SANGANGOUD PATIL
UPJP
6590.4%
7
SHASHIKIRAN NADAKATTI
IND
2500.1%
8
MADHULATA GOUDAR
2460.1%
9
KANTIMATH RAJASHEKHARAYYA VIRUPAKSHAYYA
IND
2380.1%
10
ANNA MANJU MANGALAGATTI
IND
1290.1%
11
SATTEVVA JAMANAL
KRPP
1280.1%
12
SIDDU BAGUR
KRS
630.0%

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

Average turnout (123rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
44th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%BJP 43.0%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

🏛️MonumentASI

Two fort gates (inner and outer)

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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