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Karnataka · PC 11 · 1989
Kanakapura
Winner — Lok Sabha 1989
M.V.CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY
INC· INC
INC 53.0%JD 24.4%4 others 22.7%
Votes
4,72,265
53.0% share
Winning margin
2,55,221
28.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,91,182
Candidates
6
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.V.CHANDRASHEKHARA MURTHY | INC | 4,72,265 | 53.0% |
| 2 | C.NARAYANASWAMY | National Front | 2,17,044 | 24.4% |
| 3 | B.L.LAKKE GOWDA | JNP(JP) | 1,85,716 | 20.8% |
| 4 | M.BASAPPAJI | KRS | 10,553 | 1.2% |
| 5 | K.G.ASHWATHANARAYANAIAH | LKD(B) | 2,832 | 0.3% |
| 6 | C.MEHADEVASWAMY | IND | 2,772 | 0.3% |
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
lean28.6%
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 53.0%JD 24.4%JNP(JP) 20.8%OTH 1.8%
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.