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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 153 · 2008
Yeshvanthapura
Winner — 2008
SHOBHA KARANDLAJE
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.3%INC 37.6%3 others 24.1%
Votes
57,643
38.3% share
Winning margin
1,082
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.8%
of 2,65,168
Yeshvanthapura was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,082 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHOBHA KARANDLAJE | BJP (NDA) | 57,643 | 38.3% |
| 2 | S.T.SOMASHEKAR | UPA | 56,561 | 37.6% |
| 3 | PANCHALINGAIAH | 32,947 | 21.9% | |
| 4 | MU.VENKATESHAIAH | IND | 2,062 | 1.4% |
| 5 | BETTEGOWDA G | BSP | 1,331 | 0.9% |
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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.
Low turnout (188th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.1% · max 35.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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188th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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72nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.3%INC 37.6%JD(S) 21.9%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.69 Cr
A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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