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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 170 · 1994

Kumta

Winner — 1994

KARKI M.P.
BJP· BJP
BJP 34.1%JD 29.1%9 others 36.8%
Votes
29,379
34.1% share
Winning margin
4,243
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
67.6%
of 1,27,582

A closely fought contest. KARKI M.P. won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARKI M.P.
BJP
29,37934.1%
2
DINAKAR KESHAV SHETTY
Janata Dal
25,13629.1%
3
GOUDA KRISHNA HANUMA
KCP
15,85318.4%
4
UPPARKAR IBRAHIM EUSEN
INC
13,07115.2%
5
HEGDE TIMMANNA NARAYAN
IND
9621.1%
6
NAIK SHRIDHAR GANAPAYYA
IND
4620.5%
7
SUMAN MAHADEV HEGDE
IND
4370.5%
8
MADIVAL KESHAV JATTI
IND
3740.4%
9
HALLER SOMAYYA JATTI
IND
3140.4%
10
UDAY GANGPATI MESTA
IND
1710.2%
11
NAYAK GOVIND PURUSHOTTAM
IND
1070.1%

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 (211th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 3.4% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
211th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
12th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.1%JD 29.1%KCP 18.4%INC 15.2%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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