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Karnataka · PC 20 · 1977

Chikmagalur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

D. B. CHANDRE GOWDA
INC· INC
INC 59.2%JNP 40.8%
Votes
2,08,239
59.2% share
Winning margin
64,568
18.4% of votes
Total votes cast
3,51,910
Candidates
2
Seat history

All Candidates

2 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
D. B. CHANDRE GOWDA
INC
2,08,23959.2%
2
B. L. SUBBAMMA
Janata Party
1,43,67140.8%

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.

High turnout (1st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.5% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
15th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.2%JNP 40.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,05,769
Density
364 / km²
Sex ratio
995 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,962 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population1.2%

Figures are for Mandya, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.8%Other 5.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.6%
Electricity91.7%
Sanitation37.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.5%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.0%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel90.5%
Health insurance39.9%

What's nearby?

24 locations
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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.

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