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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1994Reserved (SC)
Pavagada
Winner — 1994
SOMLANAIK
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.5%INC 36.9%6 others 21.7%
Votes
46,739
41.5% share
Winning margin
5,196
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,54,515
A closely fought contest. SOMLANAIK won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMLANAIK | Janata Dal | 46,739 | 41.5% |
| 2 | VENKATARAVANAPPA | INC | 41,543 | 36.9% |
| 3 | KRISHNANAIK | BJP | 11,195 | 9.9% |
| 4 | UGRANARASIMHAPPA | Samajwadi Party | 9,664 | 8.6% |
| 5 | THIPPESWAMY | KCP | 3,285 | 2.9% |
| 6 | R. SIDDALINGAIAH | IND | 142 | 0.1% |
| 7 | DODDANANJAIAH | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
| 8 | H. HANUMANTHAPPA | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 4.6% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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137th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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164th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.5%INC 36.9%BJP 9.9%SP 8.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%
What's nearby?
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