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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2009 by-elections
Govindraj Nagar
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Priya Krishna
INC 50.6%BJP 46.5%25 others 2.9%
Votes
64,176
50.6% share
Winning margin
5,239
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
27
A closely fought contest. Priya Krishna won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
27 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Priya Krishna | 64,176 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | V. Somanna | 58,937 | 46.5% | |
| 3 | D. Mahadeva | IND | 705 | 0.6% |
| 4 | C. Madesh | IND | 492 | 0.4% |
| 5 | K..V.Srinivasappa | JBP | 342 | 0.3% |
| 6 | S. Naheeda S. | 338 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | Shanbuling Gowda | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Abdul Raheem | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 9 | S. Sidda Raju | IND | 156 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Manohar H. Ayyannavara | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 11 | B. Nagaraja | IND | 144 | 0.1% |
| 12 | R. Prabavathi | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 13 | S. Soma Shekar | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 14 | P.V.Prakash Kumar | IND | 123 | 0.1% |
| 15 | M. Narasim halu | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 16 | D.J. Muralidhara | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Kranthiraju | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 18 | M.A.A.N Setty | IND | 46 | 0.0% |
| 19 | S. Srinath | IND | 43 | 0.0% |
| 20 | M.Uma Shankar | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 21 | B.R.Govindaiah | IND | 38 | 0.0% |
| 22 | A.Karagaiah | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 23 | A. Narendra | IND | 31 | 0.0% |
| 24 | M. Zubair Ahd. | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 25 | H.N.Rajesh | IND | 30 | 0.0% |
| 26 | Ravi Kumar | IND | 27 | 0.0% |
| 27 | M.R.Veerendra | IND | 24 | 0.0% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (216th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 7.2% · max 41.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
216th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
42nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
6 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%BJP 46.5%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%
What's nearby?
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