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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 180 · 2008

Doddaballapur

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Winner — 2008

J.NARASIMHASWAMY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.3%JD(S) 38.3%8 others 20.4%
Votes
51,724
41.3% share
Winning margin
3,754
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
75.8%
of 1,65,178

A closely fought contest. J.NARASIMHASWAMY won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.NARASIMHASWAMY
INC
INC (UPA)
51,72441.3%
2
C.CHANNIGAPPA
JD(S)
47,97038.3%
3
M. NARAYANGOWDA
BJP
NDA
18,88215.1%
4
PURUSHOTHAMA
BSP
BSP
1,9461.6%
5
R.CHANDRA TEJASWI
CPM
1,6441.3%
6
N.LAKSHMINARAYAN
IND
1,4631.2%
7
M.NAGARATHNA
IND
4750.4%
8
DR.C.S.SRINIVAS
SKP
3860.3%
9
KUMARA
IND
3500.3%
10
B.L.PILLAPPA
IND
3260.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (27th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.7% · max 21.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
27th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
134th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%JD(S) 38.3%BJP 15.1%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Ghati Subramanya

Ghati Subramanya

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