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Winner — 2023
K Shadakshari
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.1%BJP 34.8%11 others 19.0%
Votes
71,999
46.1% share
Winning margin
17,652
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
83.6%
of 1,86,775
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K Shadakshari | INC (UPA) | 71,999 | 46.1% |
| 2 | B.C. Nagesh | BJP | 54,347 | 34.8% |
| 3 | K T Shanthakumara | JD(S) | 26,014 | 16.7% |
| 4 | T S Chandrashekhar | 640 | 0.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 635 | 0.4% |
| 6 | Girish S B | UPJP | 506 | 0.3% |
| 7 | T N Kumaraswamy | IND | 468 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Arun Linga | KDP | 424 | 0.3% |
| 9 | M Ravi | IND | 261 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Gangadharaiah K S | KRS | 257 | 0.2% |
| 11 | B N Vijayakumar | IND | 256 | 0.2% |
| 12 | R M Mallikarjunaswamy | BBKD | 132 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Ananthashayana A T | IND | 130 | 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.
High turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 1.2% · max 20.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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40th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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188th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%BJP 34.8%JD(S) 16.7%OTH 1.9%NOTA 0.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.27 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
26,78,980
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
984 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,597 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population7.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.1%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity88.4%
Sanitation32.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.3%
Women literate81.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Clean cooking fuel85.3%
Health insurance31.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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