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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2026 by-elections
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Winner — 2026 by-elections
UMESH HULLAPPA METI
INC 55.9%BJP 43.3%7 others 0.9%
Votes
98,919
55.9% share
Winning margin
22,332
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UMESH HULLAPPA METI | 98,919 | 55.9% | |
| 2 | CHARANTIMATH VEERABHADRAYYA (VEERANNA) | 76,587 | 43.3% | |
| 3 | ANTHOSH SAVVASE | UPJP | 521 | 0.3% |
| 4 | RAVI SHIVAPPA PADASALAGI | IND | 389 | 0.2% |
| 5 | ANAND JAKATI | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 6 | NAGARAJ.S.KALAKUTAGAR | KRS | 154 | 0.1% |
| 7 | SIDDAPPA GODI | AIJP | 131 | 0.1% |
| 8 | TALAWAR SHIVAKUMAR | BLIP | 112 | 0.1% |
| 9 | THEJORAMASHETTY DEVANGA | Janatha Chaluvali Bharatha | 62 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (169th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 2.1% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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169th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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89th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%BJP 43.3%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,89,752
Density
288 / km²
Sex ratio
989 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,552 km²
SC population16.9%
ST population5.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.5%Muslim 11.6%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.4%
Electricity84.8%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.2%
Children fully vaccinated78.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.3%
Children underweight (under 5)42.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate69.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.6%
Health insurance22.3%
What's nearby?
39 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Ilkal SareesGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.