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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 145 · 2004

Kaup

Winner — 2004

LALAJI R MENOON
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.7%INC 44.8%4 others 8.5%
Votes
33,611
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,390
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,13,281

Kaup was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,390 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALAJI R MENOON
NDA (NDA)
33,61146.7%
2
VASANTA V SALIAN
UPA
32,22144.8%
3
GLADIS ALIMADA
IND
2,8484.0%
4
MOHAMMED MHB
1,6342.3%
5
GOPAL KM
KNDP
9281.3%
6
RAJ BALLAL
JP
7031.0%

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 (66th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.6% · max 39.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
66th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.7%INC 44.8%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Automobiles🏺Shivarapatna stone craft
Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions

Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions

🏛️MonumentASI

Ramalingesvara Temples and Inscriptions

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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