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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 93 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Bellary

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Winner — 2023

B Nagendra
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.8%BJP 40.8%7 others 2.4%
Votes
1,03,836
56.8% share
Winning margin
29,300
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.1%
of 2,40,068

Bellary is a safe seat — B Nagendra won by 16.0%.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B Nagendra
INC
INC (UPA)
1,03,83656.8%
2
B Sreeramulu
BJP
BJP
74,53640.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1420.6%
4
Nayakar Krishnappa
BSP
9490.5%
5
Jaliyal Rudrappa
AAP
7670.4%
6
Valmiki Ugandara
KRS
5320.3%
7
T H Mallikarjuna
IND
3540.2%
8
Shanmukha Naveen Babu
IND
3270.2%
9
K Shambhulinga
IND
2490.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (128th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.6% · max 25.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
128th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
111th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.8%BJP 40.8%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
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Kupgal petroglyphs

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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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