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Winner — 2008
S. SHIVANNA SOGADU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.5%INC 35.6%8 others 26.9%
Votes
39,435
37.5% share
Winning margin
1,949
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
52.6%
of 1,99,842
Tumkur City was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,949 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. SHIVANNA SOGADU | BJP (NDA) | 39,435 | 37.5% |
| 2 | RAFIQ AHMED | UPA | 37,486 | 35.6% |
| 3 | RAVISHA | 24,595 | 23.4% | |
| 4 | VEERA DILIP KUMARA | BSP | 1,053 | 1.0% |
| 5 | SIDDAGANGAPPA. T | IND | 831 | 0.8% |
| 6 | KODIYALA KRISHNA MURTHY | Samajwadi Party | 610 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MANJUNATH.B.S | IND | 347 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SRIKRISHNA SHANBHOG.K.R. | IND | 329 | 0.3% |
| 9 | B.A. AHMED | IND | 316 | 0.3% |
| 10 | B.M. GANGARAJU | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
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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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.8% · max 26.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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176th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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107th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.5%INC 35.6%JD(S) 23.4%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
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