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Winner — 1999
H C BASAVARAJU
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 34.9%INC 32.4%2 others 32.7%
Votes
43,399
34.9% share
Winning margin
3,079
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.2%
of 1,59,015
A closely fought contest. H C BASAVARAJU won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H C BASAVARAJU | NDA (NDA) | 43,399 | 34.9% |
| 2 | K S KALAMARIGOWDA | INC | 40,320 | 32.4% |
| 3 | K VENKATESHA | 34,398 | 27.7% | |
| 4 | T M NAGARAJU | IND | 6,199 | 5.0% |
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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 (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.5% · max 18.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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153rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
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160th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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158th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.9%INC 32.4%JD(S) 27.7%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
2 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.