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Karnataka · PC 11 · 1980
Kanakapura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
M.V. CHANDRASEKHARA MURTHY
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 53.4%JNP 26.2%7 others 20.3%
Votes
2,52,383
53.4% share
Winning margin
1,28,504
27.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,72,345
Candidates
9
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V. CHANDRASEKHARA MURTHY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,52,383 | 53.4% |
| 2 | M.V. RAJASEKHARAN | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,23,879 | 26.2% |
| 3 | S. KARIYAPPA | 67,960 | 14.4% | |
| 4 | M.P. KRISHNAPPA | JNP(S) | 17,767 | 3.8% |
| 5 | C. MAHADEVASWAMY | IND | 4,498 | 0.9% |
| 6 | M. KRISHANSWAMY | IND | 3,668 | 0.8% |
| 7 | ARUN NAGARKATTI | IND | 834 | 0.2% |
| 8 | R. SIDDAIAH | IND | 793 | 0.2% |
| 9 | G.K. SIDDAIAH | IND | 563 | 0.1% |
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Average turnout (14th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.2%
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(I) 53.4%JNP 26.2%INC(U) 14.4%OTH 6.0%
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
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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.