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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1989

Bhalki

Winner — 1989

VIJAY KUMAR BHIMANNA KHANDRE
IND
IND 47.7%JD 30.0%5 others 22.3%
Votes
32,445
47.7% share
Winning margin
12,007
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
60.1%
of 1,13,233

Bhalki is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR BHIMANNA KHANDRE won by 17.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR BHIMANNA KHANDRE
IND
32,44547.7%
2
VIJAY KUMAR KESHAVRAO KANJI
National Front
20,43830.0%
3
SUBHASH ASTURE
INC
9,97914.7%
4
KALYAN RAO SANGAPPA MOLKHERI
JNP(JP)
2,4793.6%
5
PRAKASH TULSHI RAM BHAVI KATTI
IND
1,8222.7%
6
SRAVAN KUMAR HUPLEKAR
IND
5050.7%
7
KISHAN RAO SHANKER RAO PATIL
IND
3710.6%

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 (58th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.6% · min 2.6% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
58th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.78
fewer partiesmore parties
223rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 47.7%JD 30.0%INC 14.7%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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