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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1991 by-elections

Hospet

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Winner — 1991 by-elections

R.SINGH
INC
INC 35.5%IND 34.9%16 others 29.6%
Votes
27,021
35.5% share
Winning margin
433
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
18

Hospet was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 433 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.SINGH
INC
27,0210.0%
2
S.GOUDA
IND
26,5880.0%
3
G.BHRAPPA
IND
18,9080.0%
4
C.H.LINGAPPA
IND
9070.0%
5
M.APPARAO
IND
7930.0%
6
K.NIYAJI
IND
5250.0%
7
R.NOOKARAJU
IND
2820.0%
8
L.ANGUSTIN
IND
1880.0%
9
M.SAL
IND
1730.0%
10
G.KULKARNI
IND
1480.0%
11
G.R.R.PRASAD
IND
1360.0%
12
B.K.VENKATESHCHARI
IND
1200.0%
13
G.JAYALAXMI(W)
IND
1100.0%
14
M.RANUMEMTHAPPA
IND
730.0%
15
MALLESI
IND
690.0%
16
H.TIRUPALAPPA
IND
530.0%
17
BHEEMANAYAKA
IND
510.0%
18
S.M.PRAKASH
IND
300.0%

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 RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.9% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
164th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
31st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
🏛️

Ancient Site, Udchan

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Site

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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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