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Karnataka · PC 11 · 1977
Kanakapura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
M. V. CHANDRASEKHARA MURTHY
INC· INC
INC 47.1%JNP 46.0%2 others 6.8%
Votes
1,92,111
47.1% share
Winning margin
4,652
1.1% of votes
Total votes cast
4,07,458
Candidates
4
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. V. CHANDRASEKHARA MURTHY | INC | 1,92,111 | 47.1% |
| 2 | M. V. RAJASEKHARAN | Janata Party | 1,87,459 | 46.0% |
| 3 | SHIVANNA | IND | 20,849 | 5.1% |
| 4 | C. MAHADEVASWAMY | IND | 7,039 | 1.7% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 1.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
14th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.08
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
17th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%JNP 46.0%IND 5.1%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,47,023
Density
434 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,260 km²
SC population9.6%
ST population4.7%
Figures are for Dharwad, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
75%HINDU
Hindu 75.3%Muslim 20.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation57.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated87.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate81.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.8%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance24.5%
What's nearby?
10 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi
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Nagareswar temple of Aravattu Kambadagudi
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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.