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Winner — 2018
JAYARAM A S
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.5%JD(S) 38.2%10 others 22.3%
Votes
60,710
39.5% share
Winning margin
2,049
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
85.0%
of 1,80,566
Turuvekere was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,049 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAYARAM A S | BJP (NDA) | 60,710 | 39.5% |
| 2 | M T KRISHNAPPA | JD(S) | 58,661 | 38.2% |
| 3 | RANGAPPA T CHOWDRI | INC | 24,584 | 16.0% |
| 4 | M.NARAYAN GOWDA | IND | 4,566 | 3.0% |
| 5 | M D RAMESH | IND | 2,148 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 954 | 0.6% |
| 7 | H L SANJEEVAIAH | IND | 613 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KAPANIGOWDA | IND | 393 | 0.3% |
| 9 | RAGHAVENDRA M J LAD | IND | 279 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KRISHNAPPA | IND | 238 | 0.2% |
| 11 | G S BASAVALINGAIAH | IND | 198 | 0.1% |
| 12 | RAMESH B M | IND | 195 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.3% · max 25.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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24th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.87
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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200th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.5%JD(S) 38.2%INC 16.0%OTH 5.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.16 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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