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Winner — 1989
ESWARAPPA, K. S.
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.8%INC 33.4%15 others 31.8%
Votes
32,289
34.8% share
Winning margin
1,302
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,69,006
Shimoga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,302 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ESWARAPPA, K. S. | BJP | 32,289 | 34.8% |
| 2 | SRINIVASA K. H. | INC | 30,987 | 33.4% |
| 3 | ASMATHPASHA ANWAR | National Front | 16,439 | 17.7% |
| 4 | NAGENDRA RAO M. | JNP(JP) | 4,215 | 4.5% |
| 5 | FASALUDDIN A. M. |  MULNational Front | 3,284 | 3.5% |
| 6 | CHANDRASEKHARA H. N. | KRS | 2,782 | 3.0% |
| 7 | RAMAPPA S. B. | IND | 706 | 0.8% |
| 8 | UMASHANKARA UPADYA M. | IND | 574 | 0.6% |
| 9 | REVANASIDDAPPA | IND | 282 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NAGGARAJALU | IND | 229 | 0.3% |
| 11 | GANESHA G. | LKD(B) | 214 | 0.2% |
| 12 | ADISHESHA L. | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 13 | CHANDRASHEKHAR V. G. | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 14 | KRISHNAVENI B. L. | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SHIVARAMAPPA T. | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MANJAPPA N. D. | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
| 17 | CHUDAPPA G. | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (203rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 1.4% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
203rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
206th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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20th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.8%INC 33.4%JD 17.7%OTH 14.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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