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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1983

Bharathinagar

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Winner — 1983

MICHAEL B. FERNANDES
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.5%INC 30.4%14 others 29.1%
Votes
20,369
40.5% share
Winning margin
5,084
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.4%
of 84,745

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MICHAEL B. FERNANDES
JNP
Janata
20,36940.5%
2
K. J. GEORGE
INC
Congress (I)
15,28530.4%
3
D. POOSALINGAM
IND
11,80623.5%
4
S. R. PRAKASH
IND
8451.7%
5
SATHYANARAYANA
BJP
BJP
5681.1%
6
A. G. MOHAMMED ADAM
IND
4470.9%
7
MASEY
IND
2250.5%
8
T. KUMAR
IND
1940.4%
9
A. GUNASHEKARAN
IND
1510.3%
10
KRISHNA C.
IND
1150.2%
11
S. VINAYAGAM
IND
610.1%
12
R. THULASILINGAM
IND
560.1%
13
THEEPORI NARAYAN
IND
550.1%
14
P. R. NATARAJ
ICJ
530.1%
15
G. SELVAM
IND
350.1%
16
R. AMARNATH SINGH
IND
300.1%

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

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
23rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
119th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.5%INC 30.4%IND 23.5%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Hallur

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Kadambesvara temple

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