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Winner — 2023
SATISH KRISHNA SAIL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.1%BJP 45.8%10 others 7.0%
Votes
77,445
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,138
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.8%
of 2,31,983
Karwar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,138 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATISH KRISHNA SAIL | INC (UPA) | 77,445 | 47.1% |
| 2 | ROOPALI SANTOSH NAIK | BJP | 75,307 | 45.8% |
| 3 | CHAITRA CHANDRAHAS KOTHARKAR | JD(S) | 2,918 | 1.8% |
| 4 | BHAT GANGADHAR | IND | 2,235 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,773 | 1.1% |
| 6 | ASHISH PRABHAKAR GAONKAR | 1,382 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | VINAYAK MANGESH NAIK | KRS | 695 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MUKUND MADHU HULSWAR | IND | 650 | 0.4% |
| 9 | HOSBANNA KRISHNA NAYAK | IND | 525 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NAGARAJ A. SHIRALI | IND | 463 | 0.3% |
| 11 | KUMAR SOMKANT NAIK | IND | 460 | 0.3% |
| 12 | KUNDABAI PARULEKAR | IND | 414 | 0.3% |
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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 (160th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.3% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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160th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
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109th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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22nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%BJP 45.8%OTH 5.9%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.15 Cr
A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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