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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Kollegal
Winner — 1985
B. BASAVAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.5%INC 44.6%4 others 8.8%
Votes
27,149
46.5% share
Winning margin
1,112
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.8%
of 92,867
Kollegal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,112 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. BASAVAIAH | Janata | 27,149 | 46.5% |
| 2 | M. SIDDAMADAIAH | INC | 26,037 | 44.6% |
| 3 | M. A. SURESHKUMAR | Lok Dal | 2,960 | 5.1% |
| 4 | CHIKKAVEERAIAH | BJP | 1,324 | 2.3% |
| 5 | K. N. NANJUNDAIAH | IND | 706 | 1.2% |
| 6 | C. DEVANNA | IND | 167 | 0.3% |
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.
High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.9% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
45th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
123rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.5%INC 44.6%LKD 5.1%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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