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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 97 · 2023Reserved (ST)

Molakalmuru

Winner — 2023

N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 53.8%BJP 42.9%9 others 3.3%
Votes
1,09,459
53.8% share
Winning margin
22,149
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
82.9%
of 2,45,362

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
N.Y.GOPALAKRISHNA
INC (UPA)
1,09,45953.8%
2
S.THIPPESWAMY
BJP
87,31042.9%
3
VEERABHADRAPPA
JD(S)
1,5940.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,5610.8%
5
M.O.MANJUNATHA SWAMY NAYAKA
8990.4%
6
O.GOVINDA
IND
6100.3%
7
K.P.HARISH KUMAR
IND
5830.3%
8
N.MALLAIAH SWAMY
IND
5490.3%
9
T.SHASHIKUMAR
IND
3290.2%
10
MALLIKARJUNA.T
KRS
2680.1%
11
S.T.HAREESH NAYAKA
2430.1%

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

Average turnout (47th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.6% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
47th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
81st of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%BJP 42.9%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%

What's nearby?

5 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
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Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

🏛️MonumentASI

Akka Tangi Temple & Ashokan Inscription Emmethammana Gundu

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Ashokan Inscription

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashokan Inscription

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Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Inscripiton and Jatingi Ramesvara Temple

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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