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Winner — 2008
ANAND SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 48.5%INC 24.0%4 others 27.5%
Votes
52,418
48.5% share
Winning margin
26,497
24.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,60,652
Vijayanagara is a safe seat — ANAND SINGH won by 24.5%.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANAND SINGH | BJP (NDA) | 52,418 | 48.5% |
| 2 | H.R. GAVIAPPA | UPA | 25,921 | 24.0% |
| 3 | DEEPAK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 24,980 | 23.1% |
| 4 | P. NAGARAJA | IND | 2,062 | 1.9% |
| 5 | K. NARAYANA SWAMY | BSP | 1,426 | 1.3% |
| 6 | K. KOTRESH | 1,290 | 1.2% |
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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 (157th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
157th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
51st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%INC 24.0%IND 23.1%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
37 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.