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Winner — 2008
GALI SOMASHEKAR REDDY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.4%INC 46.5%29 others 6.0%
Votes
54,831
47.4% share
Winning margin
1,022
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
52.0%
of 2,22,217
Bellary City was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,022 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
31 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GALI SOMASHEKAR REDDY | BJP (NDA) | 54,831 | 47.4% |
| 2 | ANIL H.LAD | UPA | 53,809 | 46.5% |
| 3 | NAZEER HUSSAIN | IND | 979 | 0.8% |
| 4 | G.NEELAKANTHAPPA | IND | 896 | 0.8% |
| 5 | M.DIWAKAR BABU | 618 | 0.5% | |
| 6 | HANDI RAFIQ SAB | IND | 572 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NOOR MOHAMMED | IND | 551 | 0.5% |
| 8 | S.NAZEER AHEMED | IND | 345 | 0.3% |
| 9 | K.VEERASHEKAR | IND | 316 | 0.3% |
| 10 | H.SIDDANNA | BSP | 275 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SYED YUSUF | IND | 275 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GOVINDA RAJU | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 13 | A.NATARAJ | IND | 161 | 0.1% |
| 14 | N.GANGI REDDY | IND | 146 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUBHASH CHANDRA.G. KHAPATE | NDA | 127 | 0.1% |
| 16 | N.THIMMA REDDY | IND | 126 | 0.1% |
| 17 | KURUVALLI .GURUSIDDESHWARA | IND | 121 | 0.1% |
| 18 | G.JAGADISH GOUDA | IND | 120 | 0.1% |
| 19 | MANJULA | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 20 | K.R.RAVIKUMAR | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 21 | POMPAPATHI | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 22 | D.GOVINDIAH | IND | 100 | 0.1% |
| 23 | B.AROGYA SWAMY | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 24 | VENKATESH | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 25 | TALLURI PARTHASARTHI | NDA | 94 | 0.1% |
| 26 | K.V.SUBBA RAO | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 27 | C.B. VEERANA GOUDA | IND | 85 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SINGAPUR NAGARAJ | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 29 | VALI BASHA B.S. | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 30 | SATHYAVANTHA | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 31 | T.BABU PRAKESH | IND | 56 | 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 (172nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 0.9% · max 39.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
172nd of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
135th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 46.5%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities
Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel at Nagalacheruva
🏛️MonumentASI
Tipu Sultan's Upper Fort and Citadel at Nagalacheruva
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.