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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2019 by-elections

Mahalakshmi Layout

Winner — 2019 by-elections

K. GOPALAIAH
BJP 59.5%INC 21.8%10 others 18.7%
Votes
85,889
59.5% share
Winning margin
54,386
37.7% of votes
Total candidates
12

Mahalakshmi Layout is a safe seat — K. GOPALAIAH won by 37.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. GOPALAIAH
85,88959.5%
2
M. SHIVARAJU
31,50321.8%
3
DR. GIRISH K. NASHI
23,51616.3%
4
ASHA RANI .V
UPJP
1,7711.2%
5
VATAL NAGARAJ
KCVP
8320.6%
6
M. SHANKAR
IND
3000.2%
7
VENKATESH .V
IND
1660.1%
8
GIRISH GOWDA
KRS
1160.1%
9
ASHWATHA
IND
1020.1%
10
VIJAYA BHASKAR.M
IND
810.1%
11
N. NARAYANA SWAMY NAVAKOTI
JVBP
780.1%
12
R. MURALI KUMAR
IND
660.1%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Low turnout (213th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
37.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.2% · max 35.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
213th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
8th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
17 seats · 9 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.5%INC 21.8%JD(S) 16.3%OTH 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
96,21,551
Density
4381 / km²
Sex ratio
916 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,196 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.3%Muslim 13.0%Christian 5.3%Other 1.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water79.1%
Electricity98.0%
Sanitation94.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated78.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)28.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Women literate87.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.5%
Clean cooking fuel97.2%
Health insurance28.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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