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Winner — 2008
LAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.9%INC 28.4%5 others 25.7%
Votes
56,847
45.9% share
Winning margin
21,668
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,69,256
Athani is a safe seat — LAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI won by 17.5%.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMAN SANGAPPA SAVADI | BJP (NDA) | 56,847 | 45.9% |
| 2 | KIRANA KUMAR TATYAGOUDA PATIL | UPA | 35,179 | 28.4% |
| 3 | BUTALI SADASHIV KEDARI | 24,033 | 19.4% | |
| 4 | KRISHNAJI LAXMAN RAO KUNDARGI | RAHS | 2,749 | 2.2% |
| 5 | NAVALGATTI SANJEEV BALAPPA | BSP | 2,627 | 2.1% |
| 6 | SUNIL SHANKAR WAGHAMARE | 1,835 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | FIROJKHAN SHAMSHUDDIN KAROLI | Samajwadi Party | 560 | 0.5% |
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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 (71st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.4% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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71st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.82
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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141st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.9%INC 28.4%JD(S) 19.4%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
47,79,661
Density
356 / km²
Sex ratio
973 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
13,433 km²
SC population12.1%
ST population6.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.5%Muslim 11.1%Other 4.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.0%
Electricity83.9%
Sanitation32.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.5%
Children fully vaccinated81.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.9%
Women literate74.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.8%
Clean cooking fuel74.8%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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