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Winner — 2023
B.K. SANAGAMESHWARA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.6%JD(S) 40.9%13 others 16.5%
Votes
66,208
42.6% share
Winning margin
2,705
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
71.0%
of 2,18,655
Bhadravati was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,705 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.K. SANAGAMESHWARA | INC (UPA) | 66,208 | 42.6% |
| 2 | SHARADA APPAJI | JD(S) | 63,503 | 40.9% |
| 3 | MANGOTE RUDRESH | BJP | 21,279 | 13.7% |
| 4 | ANANDA MARUTHI MEDICALS | 1,387 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 803 | 0.5% |
| 6 | BASAVARAJA P.E. | RPIK | 426 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SHASHIKUMAR. Y | IND | 379 | 0.2% |
| 8 | RAJASHEKAR.S | IND | 289 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SUMITHRA BAI | KRS | 239 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JOHN BENNY | IND | 214 | 0.1% |
| 11 | S.K. SUDHEENDRA | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHASHIKUMAR GOWDA | 135 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | AHAMAD ALI | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MOHAN GOWDA M.TECH | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 15 | B.N.RAJU | IND | 93 | 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.
Average turnout (159th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.4% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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159th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
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69th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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155th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%JD(S) 40.9%BJP 13.7%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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