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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 36 · 2023Reserved (ST)
Shorapur
Winner — 2023
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 54.7%BJP 42.6%6 others 2.7%
Votes
1,13,559
54.7% share
Winning margin
25,223
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.0%
of 3,05,191
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | INC (UPA) | 1,13,559 | 54.7% |
| 2 | NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | BJP | 88,336 | 42.6% |
| 3 | SHRAVANAKUMAR NAYAK | JD(S) | 1,544 | 0.7% |
| 4 | R. MANJUNATH NAYAK | 1,348 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,259 | 0.6% |
| 6 | VENKATAPPA NAYAK CHANDRASHEKHAR NAYAK | IND | 765 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHASHIKUMAR | IND | 370 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ASHOK LAXMAN | IND | 349 | 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 (173rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
173rd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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117th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.7%BJP 42.6%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.