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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1996 by-elections
Krishnarajpet
Winner — 1996 by-elections
B. Prakash
IND
IND 29.4%JD 26.9%5 others 43.7%
Votes
29,524
29.4% share
Winning margin
2,555
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
A closely fought contest. B. Prakash won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Prakash | IND | 29,524 | 29.4% |
| 2 | B. Javarayee Gowda | 26,969 | 26.9% | |
| 3 | A.B. Javarappa | 18,868 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | M.B. Gowda | 11,684 | 11.7% | |
| 5 | K.R. Jayaramu | KRRS | 6,551 | 6.5% |
| 6 | Basthi Rangappa | IND | 3,523 | 3.5% |
| 7 | M. Puttaswamy Gowda | IND | 3,159 | 3.1% |
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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.9% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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51st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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209th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.4%JD 26.9%INC 18.8%BJP 11.7%KRRS 6.5%OTH 6.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.