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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1994

Bellavi

Winner — 1994

R. NARAYANA
INC· INC
INC 24.5%JD 22.6%13 others 52.9%
Votes
22,777
24.5% share
Winning margin
1,831
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,28,826

Bellavi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 2.0% — fewer than 1,831 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. NARAYANA
INC
22,77724.5%
2
C.N. BHASKARAPPA
Janata Dal
20,94622.6%
3
V.N. MURTHY
BJP
13,64514.7%
4
G. MUDLIGIRIGOWDA
KCP
10,79211.6%
5
S. RAMALINGAIAH
IND
8,3659.0%
6
H. NINGAIAH
SJP
6,6487.2%
7
J.V. SADASHIVAIAH
IND
5,8716.3%
8
RENUKA PARAMESH
JP
1,1501.2%
9
R. DEVARAJU
IND
1,0331.1%
10
K.S. CHANDREGOWDA
KRS
5240.6%
11
A. THIMMAPPA
IND
4120.4%
12
JAYADEVAPPA
IND
2670.3%
13
SIDDARAMAIAH
IND
2210.2%
14
MUDALAGIRIYAPPA
KCVP
920.1%
15
CHANDRAIAH
IND
910.1%

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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 1.0% · max 25.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
192nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
189th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.5%JD 22.6%BJP 14.7%KCP 11.6%IND 9.0%SJP 7.2%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,28,812
Density
228 / km²
Sex ratio
1000 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,442 km²
SC population20.8%
ST population19.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 84.7%Muslim 14.1%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.1%
Electricity87.5%
Sanitation20.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)40.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.9%
Clean cooking fuel64.9%
Health insurance17.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cotton and cotton based products🏺Pharma

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