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Winner — 2008
H. GOPAL BHANDARY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.7%BJP 49.3%
Votes
56,529
50.7% share
Winning margin
1,537
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
78.1%
of 1,42,739
Karkal was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,537 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 2 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
2 total
Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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60th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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121st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%BJP 49.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/2
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.38 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi
🏛️MonumentASI
Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.