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Winner — 2008
K.M.KRISHNAMURTHY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.3%JD(S) 29.5%6 others 38.2%
Votes
39,411
32.3% share
Winning margin
3,411
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,73,274
A closely fought contest. K.M.KRISHNAMURTHY won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.M.KRISHNAMURTHY | INC (UPA) | 39,411 | 32.3% |
| 2 | Y.S.V DATTA | 36,000 | 29.5% | |
| 3 | DR. VISHWANATHA Y.C | NDA | 31,739 | 26.0% |
| 4 | BIRUR DEVARAJ | IND | 5,632 | 4.6% |
| 5 | KUNKANADU SHIVAKUMARA | BSP | 4,078 | 3.3% |
| 6 | MARIYAPPA | IND | 1,898 | 1.6% |
| 7 | G.E.HEMANTH KUMAR | SUP | 1,894 | 1.6% |
| 8 | S.G.JAGADEESHA | SKP | 1,352 | 1.1% |
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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.
Average turnout (64th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 2.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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64th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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137th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%JD(S) 29.5%BJP 26.0%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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