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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 92 · 2008Reserved (ST)
Siruguppa
Winner — 2008
SOMALINGAPPA M.S
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 37.7%INC 33.5%4 others 28.8%
Votes
43,359
37.7% share
Winning margin
4,824
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.4%
of 1,54,604
A closely fought contest. SOMALINGAPPA M.S won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOMALINGAPPA M.S | BJP (NDA) | 43,359 | 37.7% |
| 2 | NAGARAJ B.M. | UPA | 38,535 | 33.5% |
| 3 | MALLIKARJUNA BALAPPA .H.M. | 26,226 | 22.8% | |
| 4 | DODDA HANUMANTHAPPA GUDIVATTI | IND | 3,409 | 3.0% |
| 5 | DESAI JADEPPA | IND | 2,034 | 1.8% |
| 6 | DODDA SUNKAPPA B | IND | 1,457 | 1.3% |
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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 (119th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.5% · max 26.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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119th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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36th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.7%INC 33.5%JD(S) 22.8%OTH 6.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.