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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2023Reserved (SC)
Kanakagiri
Winner — 2023
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 60.1%BJP 36.0%11 others 3.9%
Votes
1,06,164
60.1% share
Winning margin
42,632
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
78.3%
of 2,25,454
Kanakagiri is a safe seat — TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA won by 24.1%.
Seat history
6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA | INC (UPA) | 1,06,164 | 60.1% |
| 2 | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | BJP | 63,532 | 36.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,600 | 0.9% |
| 4 | CHARUL VENKANTRAMANA DASARI | KRPP | 1,319 | 0.8% |
| 5 | KENCHAPPA LINGAPPA HIREKHED | CPI(ML)(L) | 747 | 0.4% |
| 6 | P V RAJAGOPAL | JD(S) | 709 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SANDEEP SANJEEVAPPA BUDAGUMPA | IND | 678 | 0.4% |
| 8 | YARISWAMY NAGESHAPPA KUNTOJI | 515 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | RAMESH | IND | 422 | 0.2% |
| 10 | B JNANASUNDAR | IND | 396 | 0.2% |
| 11 | H HULUGAPPA | IND | 191 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GANESH | KRS | 144 | 0.1% |
| 13 | K BALAPPA | BHRTPRJAIK | 136 | 0.1% |
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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 (98th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 2.3% · max 34.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
98th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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47th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.1%BJP 36.0%OTH 3.0%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.33 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
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