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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2008Reserved (SC)
Pulakeshinagar
Winner — 2008
B. PRASANNA KUMAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.4%JD(S) 27.9%9 others 21.7%
Votes
39,577
50.4% share
Winning margin
17,669
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
42.3%
of 1,85,617
Pulakeshinagar is a safe seat — B. PRASANNA KUMAR won by 22.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. PRASANNA KUMAR | INC (UPA) | 39,577 | 50.4% |
| 2 | R.SRINIVASA MURTHY | 21,908 | 27.9% | |
| 3 | DR. CHIKKA MELURAPPA ALIAS PROF. MYLARAPPA | NDA | 11,131 | 14.2% |
| 4 | V. SREENIVASAN | BSP | 2,408 | 3.1% |
| 5 | D.ANBARASAN | 1,537 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | R. SARAVANAN | IND | 888 | 1.1% |
| 7 | C. ERUCHAPPAN | IND | 311 | 0.4% |
| 8 | S.M. RAJU | IND | 218 | 0.3% |
| 9 | B.P. UMAPATHI | UPA | 198 | 0.3% |
| 10 | D. JAIARAM | IND | 194 | 0.3% |
| 11 | S. MANOHARAN | NDA | 144 | 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.
Low turnout (209th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.9% · max 64.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
209th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
45th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%JD(S) 27.9%BJP 14.2%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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