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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1989

Brahmavar

Winner — 1989

P. BASAVARAJ
INC· INC
INC 51.7%JD 45.8%2 others 2.5%
Votes
41,709
51.7% share
Winning margin
4,807
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,23,868

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P. BASAVARAJ
INC
41,70951.7%
2
JAYAPRAKASH HEGDE
National Front
36,90245.8%
3
MASTHAR B. KUSHALA SHETTY
JNP(JP)
1,0311.3%
4
BALAKRISHNA N. SHETTY
IND
9981.2%

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.

Average turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.7% · max 20.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
105th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
86th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.7%JD 45.8%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobiles🏺Shivarapatna stone craft
🏛️

Haider Ali's Birth Place

🏛️MonumentASI

Haider Ali's Birth Place

🏛️

Prehistoric Site, Hunkunda

🏛️MonumentASI

Prehistoric Site

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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