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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2023

Arkalgud

Winner — 2023

A. MANJU
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 38.5%IND 28.4%14 others 33.1%
Votes
74,643
38.5% share
Winning margin
19,605
10.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
84.4%
of 2,29,870

A clear win with a 10.1% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
A. MANJU
JD(S)
74,64338.5%
2
M.T. KRISHNEGOWDA
IND
55,03828.4%
3
H.P. SRIDHARGOWDA
INC
35,94718.5%
4
H. YOGARAMESHA
BJP
19,57510.1%
5
HARISH ATHNI
2,3821.2%
6
B.T. JAVAREGOWDA
2,0221.0%
7
SHIVARAJA G.R
UPJP
7200.4%
NOTA
NOTA
6240.3%
9
KESHAVAMURTHY H.T
KRS
5750.3%
10
SRINIVASA M.G
IND
5550.3%
11
M.C. VISHWANATHA BISALAHALLI
IND
4730.2%
12
PUNEETH B.R
IND
3860.2%
13
PUTTARAJA
IND
3810.2%
14
M.R. SHIVANNA
IND
2940.1%
15
MANJUNATHA H.P
BDBRAJP
1900.1%
16
VIJAYA BHARATHI
IND
1360.1%

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

High turnout (32nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 1.9% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
84%
lowerhigher
32nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
213th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 38.5%IND 28.4%INC 18.5%BJP 10.1%OTH 4.2%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.59 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,76,421
Density
261 / km²
Sex ratio
1010 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,814 km²
SC population19.4%
ST population1.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.8%Muslim 6.8%Other 1.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.5%
Electricity93.3%
Sanitation39.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated96.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER16.2%
Clean cooking fuel86.1%
Health insurance36.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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