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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2018

Arkalgud

Winner — 2018

A. T. RAMASWAMY
JD(S)· JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
JD(S) 45.0%INC 39.4%6 others 15.6%
Votes
85,064
45.0% share
Winning margin
10,653
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
89.9%
of 2,10,195

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.92 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. T. RAMASWAMY
JD(S)-BSP Alliance (Karnataka 2018)
85,06445.0%
2
MANJU .A
INC
74,41139.4%
3
H. YOGARAMESHA
BJP
22,67912.0%
4
SHESHEGOWDA
INCP
3,5591.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1890.6%
6
MANJUNATHA .H .P
BDBJP
1,0350.6%
7
H. T. SATHYA
AIMEP
4860.3%
8
LATHA .K .M
4810.3%

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

High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.9% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
32nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
213th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 45.0%INC 39.4%BJP 12.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.92 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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