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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2013

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Winner — 2013

K.S.PUTTANNAIAH
SKP· Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha (pre-2023 spelling)
SKP 49.7%JD(S) 43.6%11 others 6.6%
Votes
80,041
49.8% share
Winning margin
9,848
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
84.1%
of 1,91,395

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.S.PUTTANNAIAH
SKP
Sarvodaya Karnataka Paksha (pre-2023 spelling)
80,04149.8%
2
C.S.PUTTARAJU
70,19343.6%
3
L.D.RAVI
UPA
2,3141.4%
4
PUTTANNAIAH S/O NANJAPPA
IND
1,6051.0%
5
S.VASANTHAKUMAR
IND
1,3680.8%
6
MAHESHA M.M.
BSP
1,3620.8%
7
SUNDAHALLY SOMASHEKHARA
HND
8310.5%
8
G.M. RAVEENDRA
NDA
8270.5%
9
ARUNAKUMAR
IND
7200.5%
10
PUTTANNAIAH S/O TIMMARAJAPPA
IND
5350.3%
11
UDHAYAKUMARA B.S.
BSRCP
4980.3%
12
R.MANJUNATHA
IND
3390.2%
13
S.ALBERT
IND
2590.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (1st), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 3.9% · max 30.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
1st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
223rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SKP 49.8%JD(S) 43.6%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,05,769
Density
364 / km²
Sex ratio
995 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population1.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.6%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation37.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.0%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance39.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery🏺Rice based products

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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