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Winner — 1994
D.K. SHIVAKUMAR
IND
IND 46.1%JD 45.5%9 others 8.4%
Votes
48,270
46.1% share
Winning margin
568
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
80.3%
of 1,30,527
Sathanur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 568 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.K. SHIVAKUMAR | IND | 48,270 | 46.1% |
| 2 | U.K. SWAMY | Janata Dal | 47,702 | 45.5% |
| 3 | B. RAMESH | INC | 3,794 | 3.6% |
| 4 | K. KRISHNAPPA | BJP | 1,666 | 1.6% |
| 5 | ASHOK | KDP | 1,385 | 1.3% |
| 6 | MELLESHA | 847 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | M. VAJRESH | KCP | 507 | 0.5% |
| 8 | K.N. SWAMY | JP | 391 | 0.4% |
| 9 | H.T. SRINIVASAPPA | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 10 | K. BORAIAH | IND | 41 | 0.0% |
| 11 | BASAVALINGU | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.5% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
119th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
36th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.1%JD 45.5%OTH 8.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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