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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2023

Gundlupet

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Winner — 2023

H.M.Ganesh Prasad
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 57.3%BJP 37.8%14 others 4.8%
Votes
1,07,794
57.3% share
Winning margin
36,675
19.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
86.8%
of 2,16,484

Gundlupet is a safe seat — H.M.Ganesh Prasad won by 19.5%.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
H.M.Ganesh Prasad
INC
INC (UPA)
1,07,79457.3%
2
C.S. Niranjan Kumar
BJP
BJP
71,11937.8%
3
M.P.Sunil
IND
2,2271.2%
4
Manjunatha K.S.
JD(S)
JD(S)
1,8501.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,5380.8%
6
D.Govindaraju
BSP
1,2340.7%
7
Siddaraju H.S.
IND
5470.3%
8
Mahadevaprasad M.
AAP
5070.3%
9
Mahesha M.
IND
2970.2%
10
Prathap.M
IND
1840.1%
11
Tippu Sulthan
IND
1690.1%
12
Jayashree
IND
1480.1%
13
N. Ambarish
KJP
1200.1%
14
H.S.Thontadharyaswamy
IND
1060.1%
15
Girish.K
KRS
780.0%
16
K.Basavashetty
BTBP
770.0%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.5% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
10th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
68th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 57.3%BJP 37.8%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.34 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,20,791
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,648 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population11.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Other 7.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.7%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation23.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.0%
Health insurance34.4%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Kanakagiri Jain Shri kshetra

Kanakagiri Jain Shri kshetra

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📍Google MapsOSM
Vijayanarayana Temple, Gundlupet

Vijayanarayana Temple, Gundlupet

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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.

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