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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 122 · 2018

Karkal

Winner — 2018

V. SUNIL KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 62.5%INC 33.4%6 others 4.1%
Votes
91,245
62.5% share
Winning margin
42,566
29.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,79,029

Karkal is a safe seat — V. SUNIL KUMAR won by 29.2%.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V. SUNIL KUMAR
BJP (NDA)
91,24562.5%
2
GOPALA BHANDARY
INC
48,67933.4%
3
MAKSOOD AHAMED
AIMEP
1,8171.3%
4
UDAY KUMAR
1,3480.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3400.9%
6
SUMANTHA K POOJARY
IND
5540.4%
7
ASHRAF ALI
IND
5390.4%
8
ABDUL AZIZ
IND
4130.3%

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

Average turnout (60th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
60th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.20
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
121st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 62.5%INC 33.4%OTH 3.2%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

🏛️MonumentASI

Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaina statue of Gomateswara

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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