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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Sakleshpur
Winner — 2023
CEMENT MANJU
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 35.5%JD(S) 34.3%9 others 30.2%
Votes
58,604
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,056
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.3%
of 2,07,837
Sakleshpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,056 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CEMENT MANJU | BJP (NDA) | 58,604 | 35.5% |
| 2 | KUMARASWAMY H.K | JD(S) | 56,548 | 34.3% |
| 3 | MURALI MOHAN | INC | 42,811 | 26.0% |
| 4 | D. SHIVAMMA | 1,536 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,231 | 0.8% |
| 6 | K.S. PAVAN KUMAR | 1,002 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | PRATHAP K.A | UPJP | 1,000 | 0.6% |
| 8 | VENU M.R | IND | 793 | 0.5% |
| 9 | H.S. KUMARASWAMY | KAP | 645 | 0.4% |
| 10 | PRADEEPA BAYYA | KRS | 414 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAVI G.C | IND | 314 | 0.2% |
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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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.8% · min 0.2% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
86th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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85th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.5%JD(S) 34.3%INC 26.0%OTH 3.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.