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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 169 · 1996 by-elections
Bhatkal
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Shivanand Naik
BJP 56.3%JD 35.0%2 others 8.7%
Votes
46,145
56.3% share
Winning margin
17,427
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Bhatkal is a safe seat — Shivanand Naik won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shivanand Naik | 46,145 | 56.3% | |
| 2 | Naik Damodar Gardikar | 28,718 | 35.0% | |
| 3 | M.S. Naik | 5,904 | 7.2% | |
| 4 | I.M. Rizwan | IND | 1,202 | 1.5% |
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 (198th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 2.7% · max 25.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
198th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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33rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.3%JD 35.0%INC 7.2%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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