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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2008Reserved (SC)

Nelamangala

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Winner — 2008

M.V.NAGARAJU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.0%INC 31.1%6 others 36.0%
Votes
37,892
33.0% share
Winning margin
2,151
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,63,985

Nelamangala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 2,151 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.V.NAGARAJU
BJP
BJP (NDA)
37,89233.0%
2
ANJANAMURTHY
INC
UPA
35,74131.1%
3
DR.K.SREENIVASAMURTHY
JD(S)
33,05728.8%
4
DR.M.SHANKAR NAIK
JD(U)
NDA
4,0383.5%
5
LAWYER RAMAIAH
IND
1,6681.4%
6
KRISHNAMURTHY.T
BSP
BSP
1,0570.9%
7
VIJAYABHASKAR.N
SP
Samajwadi Party
8460.7%
8
RAMAIAH
IND
6710.6%

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

Average turnout (91st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 1.9% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
91st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
128th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.0%INC 31.1%JD(S) 28.8%OTH 7.2%

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%

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