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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1999Reserved (SC)

Shanthinagar

Winner — 1999

M MUNISWAMY
INC· INC
INC 45.9%BJP 36.5%5 others 17.6%
Votes
35,751
45.9% share
Winning margin
7,333
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.4%
of 1,60,965

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M MUNISWAMY
INC
35,75145.9%
2
S.RAGHU
NDA
28,41836.5%
3
DG HEMAVATHY
NDA
9,39312.1%
4
L BORAIAH
2,6743.4%
5
A CHANDRASHEKAR
IND
8631.1%
6
D VIJAYAKUMAR
IND
5460.7%
7
G OMPRAKASH
IND
2650.3%

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 (125th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.0% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
125th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
77th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%BJP 36.5%JD(U) 12.1%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,97,668
Density
331 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,823 km²
SC population13.8%
ST population8.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.2%Muslim 18.6%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water75.1%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation37.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.2%
Children fully vaccinated95.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.9%
Children underweight (under 5)35.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.8%
Women literate71.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.5%
Clean cooking fuel60.7%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kallesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kallesvara Temple

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Mukteshwara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mukteshwara Temple

Siddeshwar Temple

Siddeshwar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Siddeshwar Temple

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Somesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Somesvara 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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