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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 215 · 1996 by-elections
Guledgud
Winner — 1996 by-elections
Sheelavant Rajashekhar Veranna
BJP 47.3%INC 25.4%3 others 27.3%
Votes
35,932
47.3% share
Winning margin
16,595
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Guledgud is a safe seat — Sheelavant Rajashekhar Veranna won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sheelavant Rajashekhar Veranna | 35,932 | 47.3% | |
| 2 | Hulageri Mallanna Kapaleppa | 19,337 | 25.4% | |
| 3 | Raveendra Pralhad Kalaburgi | 18,047 | 23.7% | |
| 4 | Kazi Kutubuddin Bashasab | IND | 2,580 | 3.4% |
| 5 | Madar Konappa Shiddappa | IND | 138 | 0.2% |
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 (141st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.0% · max 21.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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141st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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49th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 25.4%JD 23.7%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,01,127
Density
476 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,307 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population11.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 9.7%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation55.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate78.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel94.7%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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