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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2018Reserved (ST)

Molakalmuru

Winner — 2018

B. SREERAMULU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 43.6%INC 21.8%10 others 34.6%
Votes
84,018
43.6% share
Winning margin
42,045
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
84.8%
of 2,27,137

Molakalmuru is a safe seat — B. SREERAMULU won by 21.8%.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
B. SREERAMULU
BJP (NDA)
84,01843.6%
2
DR B. YOGESH BABU
INC
41,97321.8%
3
S. THIPPESWAMY
IND
41,15221.4%
4
PATEL G. M. THIPPESWAMY (YATTINAHATTYGOWDRU)
JD(S)
15,2627.9%
5
S. CHANDRANNA (YATTINAHATTY)
IND
3,2231.7%
6
K. RAGHAVENDRA
PPOI
1,4270.7%
7
S. P. RAJU (SASALAHATTY RAJANNA)
IND
1,3660.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,3610.7%
9
D. H. PARAMESHWARAPPA
IND
8420.4%
10
P . SUMALATHA
AIMEP
7910.4%
11
S. CHANDRANNA
IND
7250.4%
12
B. GIREESHA
IND
4090.2%

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

Average turnout (47th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.6% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
47th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
81st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.6%INC 21.8%IND 21.4%JD(S) 7.9%OTH 4.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
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Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

🏛️MonumentASI

Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

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Ashokan Inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan Inscription

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Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

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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