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Winner — 2023
G B JYOTHI GANESH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 33.8%JD(S) 32.0%13 others 34.2%
Votes
59,165
33.8% share
Winning margin
3,198
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
66.8%
of 2,61,986
Tumkur City was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 3,198 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G B JYOTHI GANESH | BJP (NDA) | 59,165 | 33.8% |
| 2 | N GOVINDARAJU | JD(S) | 55,967 | 32.0% |
| 3 | IQBAL AHMED | INC | 46,900 | 26.8% |
| 4 | SOGADU SHIVANNA | IND | 8,954 | 5.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,131 | 0.7% |
| 6 | T N RAJESH | UPJP | 974 | 0.6% |
| 7 | MOHAMMED GHOUSE PEER | 664 | 0.4% | |
| 8 | K B DINESH BABU | 353 | 0.2% | |
| 9 | VEERESHA PRASAD R (GUBBI VEERANNA) | IND | 258 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GAJENDRA KUMAR GOWDA | KRS | 238 | 0.1% |
| 11 | M V KALYANI | 150 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | PRAKASH R A | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 13 | DADA PEER | IND | 95 | 0.1% |
| 14 | NARASE GOWDA | IND | 75 | 0.0% |
| 15 | KUMAR S | IND | 61 | 0.0% |
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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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.8% · max 26.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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176th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
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12th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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107th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.8%JD(S) 32.0%INC 26.8%IND 5.1%OTH 1.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.41 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?
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