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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 119 · 1999Reserved (SC)

Santhemarahalli

Winner — 1999

A.R.KRISHNAMURTHY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.9%BJP 34.6%2 others 23.6%
Votes
33,977
41.9% share
Winning margin
5,906
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.3%
of 1,22,416

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A.R.KRISHNAMURTHY
NDA (NDA)
33,97741.9%
2
R.DHRUVANANARAYANA
NDA
28,07134.6%
3
CM MAHADEDEVAPPA
INC
10,80313.3%
4
S.MAHADEVAIAH
8,32710.3%

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 (92nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.6% · min 0.0% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
92nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
1.97
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
97th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
1.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.9%BJP 34.6%INC 13.3%JD(S) 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kathale Basti consisting of two small ruined stone built Jaina Mandapas, a little Siva Temple…

🏛️MonumentASI

Kathale Basti consisting of two small ruined stone built Jaina Mandapas, a little Siva Temple containing a linga and a small Oblong Stone-built Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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