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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2013

Bhalki

Winner — 2013

ESHWARA KHANDRE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 39.4%KJP 32.9%10 others 27.7%
Votes
58,012
39.4% share
Winning margin
9,669
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
73.4%
of 2,00,474

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.78 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ESHWARA KHANDRE
INC (UPA)
58,01239.4%
2
SIDRAM D.K.
KJP
48,34332.9%
3
PRAKASH KHANDRE
NDA
29,69420.2%
4
D.K. SONPHULE
IND
2,4141.6%
5
JANARDHAN
2,2551.5%
6
BHALKESHWAR
IND
1,5611.1%
7
ISMALASHA
BSP
1,1020.8%
8
JAGANNATH JAMADAR
BSRCP
1,0240.7%
9
ASHOK
IND
1,0120.7%
10
PRAKASH
IND
7170.5%
11
BABU PASHA
IND
4890.3%
12
NEELKANTH
IND
4680.3%

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

Average turnout (137th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 4.6% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
137th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
164th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.4%KJP 32.9%BJP 20.2%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.78 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,03,300
Density
313 / km²
Sex ratio
956 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,448 km²
SC population23.5%
ST population13.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%HINDU
Hindu 75.7%Muslim 19.7%Other 4.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water50.7%
Electricity86.6%
Sanitation23.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.0%
Children fully vaccinated74.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Women literate73.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.2%
Clean cooking fuel65.2%
Health insurance21.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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