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Winner — 1999
R ASHOKA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 44.6%7 others 5.6%
Votes
2,30,914
49.8% share
Winning margin
23,905
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
46.7%
of 9,93,571
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R ASHOKA | NDA (NDA) | 2,30,914 | 49.8% |
| 2 | S RAMESH | INC | 2,07,009 | 44.6% |
| 3 | D MUNIRAJU | 18,471 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | B PRASAD | IND | 1,879 | 0.4% |
| 5 | R RAMESH | IND | 1,866 | 0.4% |
| 6 | M RAMAKRISHNA HEGDE | IND | 1,232 | 0.3% |
| 7 | TM POONACHA | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,127 | 0.2% |
| 8 | HM RAJAKUMAR | IND | 678 | 0.1% |
| 9 | H CHANDRAKUMAR | IND | 593 | 0.1% |
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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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.1% · max 23.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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62nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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175th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 44.6%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.