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Karnataka · PC 20 · 1980
Chikmagalur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
D.M. PUTTEGOWDA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 63.5%JNP 20.0%4 others 16.5%
Votes
2,39,522
63.5% share
Winning margin
1,64,136
43.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,77,016
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D.M. PUTTEGOWDA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,39,522 | 63.5% |
| 2 | K.M. THAMMAIAH | Janata / Lok Dal | 75,386 | 20.0% |
| 3 | C.M.S. SASTRY | 56,259 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | M.K. DAYANANDA | IND | 2,385 | 0.6% |
| 5 | HOTTEPAKSHA RANGASWAMY ALIAS SWAMY RANGANATHANANDA PURI | IND | 1,901 | 0.5% |
| 6 | B.S. HALAPPA | IND | 1,563 | 0.4% |
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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
lean43.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.5% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 28How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 28How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
15th of 28How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 63.5%JNP 20.0%INC(U) 14.9%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery🏺Rice based products
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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.