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Karnataka · PC 15 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Chamarajanagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
B. RACHAIAH
INC· INC
INC 55.5%JNP 37.0%3 others 7.5%
Votes
2,14,233
55.5% share
Winning margin
71,618
18.6% of votes
Total votes cast
3,85,962
Candidates
5
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. RACHAIAH | INC | 2,14,233 | 55.5% |
| 2 | V. SREENIVASA PRASAD | Janata Party | 1,42,615 | 37.0% |
| 3 | N. C. BILIGIRI RANGAIAH | IND | 13,856 | 3.6% |
| 4 | M. MADAIAH | IND | 10,054 | 2.6% |
| 5 | C. DEVANNA | IND | 5,204 | 1.4% |
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 (9th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.1% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
9th of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.99
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.5%JNP 37.0%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
Figures are for Udupi, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
17 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Areca leaf based Products (Plates, Cups Etc)🏺Coffee-Arabica🏺Gems and Jewellery🏺Marine Products🏺Spice
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Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi
🏛️MonumentASI
Great Manastambha at Hariyangadi (otherwise called Haliyangadi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.