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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Shimoga Rural
Winner — 2008
K.G.KUMARASWAMY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.4%INC 26.1%7 others 28.6%
Votes
56,979
45.4% share
Winning margin
24,265
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,78,637
Shimoga Rural is a safe seat — K.G.KUMARASWAMY won by 19.3%.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.G.KUMARASWAMY | BJP (NDA) | 56,979 | 45.4% |
| 2 | KARIYANNA | UPA | 32,714 | 26.1% |
| 3 | SHARADA PURYANAIK | 26,644 | 21.2% | |
| 4 | HALAPPA.A.K | IND | 2,441 | 1.9% |
| 5 | M.GURUMURTHY | BSP | 2,371 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SHANTHAVEERA NAIK | Samajwadi Party | 1,770 | 1.4% |
| 7 | H.KUBERAPPA | SUP | 1,541 | 1.2% |
| 8 | B.P.CHANDYA NAIK | IND | 665 | 0.5% |
| 9 | V.A.HALESH BABU | NDA | 442 | 0.3% |
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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.
High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.9% · max 32.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
45th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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123rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%INC 26.1%JD(S) 21.2%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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