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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 86 · 2004

Bharathinagar

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Winner — 2004

NIRMAL SURANA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.2%INC 36.5%10 others 19.3%
Votes
27,867
44.2% share
Winning margin
4,881
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.8%
of 1,26,479

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRMAL SURANA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
27,86744.2%
2
ALEXANDER J
INC
UPA
22,98636.5%
3
RAJANNA N
JD(S)
8,36113.3%
4
FRANCIS JACKSON
IND
1,6222.6%
5
RUTH MANORAMA
IND
1,0261.6%
6
BEGUM A
IND
2590.4%
7
ARNOLD SARGUNAR
IND
2590.4%
8
GANGADHARAIAH KS
KNDP
2300.4%
9
RICHARD JOYSON
ICSP
1110.2%
10
DEENA DAYAL REDDY
IND
1080.2%
11
KRISHNA PRASAD B
IND
1020.2%
12
MARY S
IND
870.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.4% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
23rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
119th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.2%INC 36.5%JD(S) 13.3%OTH 6.0%

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?

2 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
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Hallur

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Kadambesvara temple

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