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Winner — 2008
SUNIL V. HEGDE
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 46.3%INC 40.9%4 others 12.8%
Votes
46,031
46.3% share
Winning margin
5,425
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,42,246
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL V. HEGDE | JD(S) | 46,031 | 46.3% |
| 2 | DESHPANDE RAGHUNATH V. | UPA | 40,606 | 40.9% |
| 3 | APPARAO KRISHNA PUJARI | NDA | 7,219 | 7.3% |
| 4 | AJIT MANESHWAR NAIK | Samajwadi Party | 2,035 | 2.0% |
| 5 | PANDURANG PARASARAM PATIL | BSP | 1,853 | 1.9% |
| 6 | PREMANAND VISHNU GAVAS | IND | 1,647 | 1.7% |
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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 (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.5% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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103rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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101st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 46.3%INC 40.9%BJP 7.3%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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