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Winner — 2008
AMAREGOUDA LINGANAGOUDA BAYYAPUR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 32.7%JD(S) 31.0%6 others 36.3%
Votes
33,699
32.7% share
Winning margin
1,770
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.9%
of 1,69,160
Kushtagi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,770 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMAREGOUDA LINGANAGOUDA BAYYAPUR | INC (UPA) | 33,699 | 32.7% |
| 2 | K SHARANAPPA VAKEELARU KUSHTAGI | 31,929 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | DODDANAGOUDA HANAMAGOUDA PATIL | NDA | 30,313 | 29.4% |
| 4 | HIREMATH SANGAMESH SHEKHARAYYA | IND | 2,234 | 2.2% |
| 5 | CHETAN DESAI | BSP | 1,724 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MALLIKARJUNSWAMY VEERASANGAYYA HIREMATH | NDA | 1,308 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SHIVAKUMAR NAVALI SIDDAPPA TONTAPUR | NDA | 1,050 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MOHAMAD NAJIRSAB MULIMANI | SKP | 810 | 0.8% |
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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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.8% · min 1.7% · max 20.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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101st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
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152nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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56th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.7%JD(S) 31.0%BJP 29.4%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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