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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 51 · 2018

Bhalki

Winner — 2018

ESHWAR KHANDRE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 50.7%BJP 37.9%10 others 11.5%
Votes
84,673
50.7% share
Winning margin
21,438
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.1%
of 2,22,472

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ESHWAR KHANDRE
INC (UPA)
84,67350.7%
2
D K SIDRAM
BJP
63,23537.9%
3
KHANDRE PRAKASH
JD(S)
15,1429.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0420.6%
5
ESHWARAPPA CHAKOTE ADVOCATE
6680.4%
6
VAIJINATH SHAPURE
IND
5770.3%
7
BALAJIRAO
IND
4680.3%
8
SHARAD
IND
4190.3%
9
VENKAT BIRADAR
2790.2%
10
PUTTARAJ
2100.1%
11
UMESH
IND
1860.1%
12
BANSILAL
IND
1590.1%

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
12.8%
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 50.7%BJP 37.9%JD(S) 9.1%OTH 1.8%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.83 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
🏺Bidari ware

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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