Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1989

Basavanagudi

1978 1983 1985 1989 1994 1999 2004 2008 2013 2018 2023

Winner — 1989

RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE

JD· National Front

JD 38.8%INC 29.5%19 others 31.7%

Votes

35,342

38.8% share

Winning margin

8,418

9.2% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

59.5%

of 1,53,024

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

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All Candidates

21 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE	JD National Front	35,342	38.8%	Inc
2	HARANAHALLI RAMASWAMY	INC INC	26,924	29.6%
3	H. SUBRAMANYA JOIS	BJP BJP	13,802	15.2%	DL
4	B. L. SHANKAR	JNP(JP)	12,905	14.2%	DL
5	R. S. N. GOWDA	IND	528	0.6%	DL
6	RAVI	IND	185	0.2%	DL
7	PRADEEP	IND	168	0.2%	DL
8	HIRIYURU RAGHAVENDRA	IND	161	0.2%	DL
9	SHIVARAMANNA	IND	143	0.2%	DL
10	K. KRISHANAIAH	IND	103	0.1%	DL
11	H. L. PRABHAKAR	IND	101	0.1%	DL
12	Y. S. SREERAMA SETTY	IND	100	0.1%	DL
13	A. NARAYANASWAMY	IND	100	0.1%	DL
14	RAMEGOWDA	IND	86	0.1%	DL
15	VASANTHI RAO	IND	82	0.1%	DL
16	U. V. R. BHATTA	IND	79	0.1%	DL
17	C. MAHADEVASWAMY	IND	79	0.1%	DL
18	G. M. RAJANNA	IND	66	0.1%	DL
19	K. N. BYRAPPA	IND	65	0.1%	DL
20	K. KRISHNAPPA	IND	58	0.1%	DL
21	G. S. UDAYASHANKAR	IND	41	0.0%	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

High turnout (43rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

9.2%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 18.4% · min 3.9% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

83%

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43rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

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2.25

fewer partiesmore parties

126th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.4%

lowerhigher

190th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES

JD 38.8%INC 29.6%BJP 15.2%JNP(JP) 14.2%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

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— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

15,97,668

Density

331 / km²

Sex ratio

950 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,823 km²

SC population13.8%

ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

80%HINDU

Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water75.1%

Electricity90.9%

Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births97.2%

Children fully vaccinated95.7%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%

Children underweight (under 5)35.0%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%

Women literate71.5%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%

Clean cooking fuel60.7%

Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations

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Kalmeshwar Temple

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Kalmeshwar Temple

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Sarvesvara Temple

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Sarvesvara Temple

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Tarakeshwara Temple

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Tarakeshwara Temple

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Veerabhadra Temple in Hangal Fort

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Veerabhadra Temple in Hangal Fort

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old ruined temple between the fort and tank with two dies of a finely sculptured doorway partly buried in accumulated earth

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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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