Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1989

Kolar

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Winner — 1989

K. A. NISAR AHMED

INC· INC

INC 45.5%JD 38.6%14 others 15.9%

Votes

39,860

45.5% share

Winning margin

6,064

6.9% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

70.2%

of 1,24,657

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1985 vs 1989

All Candidates

16 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	K. A. NISAR AHMED	INC INC	39,860	45.5%
2	K. R. SHRINIVASAIAH	JD National Front	33,796	38.6%	Inc
3	R. KRISHNAPPA	JNP(JP)	11,388	13.0%	DL
4	B. C. SUBBARAJA SETTY	BJP BJP	696	0.8%	DL
5	NOORULLA SHERIFF	IND	266	0.3%	DL
6	B. M. BATHEPPA	IND	212	0.2%	DL
7	K. N. KEMPAIAH	IND	205	0.2%	DL
8	D. R. VENKATESHA GOWDA	IND	187	0.2%	DL
9	MUNIVENKATASHAMI	IND	177	0.2%	DL
10	CHANDPASHA	IND	143	0.2%	DL
11	V. NARAYANASWAMY	IND	128	0.1%	DL
12	B. C. RAMAPRASAD	IND	117	0.1%	DL
13	S. MUNISWAMY	IND	108	0.1%	DL
14	M. NANJEGOWDA	LKD(B)	103	0.1%	DL
15	MUNIVENKATAMMA	IND	95	0.1%	DL
16	NASIR AHMED	IND	82	0.1%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

Low turnout (187th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

6.9%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 17.3% · min 0.7% · max 32.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

64%

lowerhigher

187th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.02

fewer partiesmore parties

214th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.8%

lowerhigher

78th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 45.5%JD 38.6%JNP(JP) 13.0%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

18,47,023

Density

434 / km²

Sex ratio

971 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,260 km²

SC population9.6%

ST population4.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

75%HINDU

Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water80.7%

Electricity93.5%

Sanitation57.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births99.7%

Children fully vaccinated87.6%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%

Children underweight (under 5)40.4%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%

Women literate81.8%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%

Clean cooking fuel79.1%

Health insurance24.5%

What's nearby?

1 location

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Known forDISTRICT

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Chandramouleshwar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Chandramouleshwar Temple

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