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Karnataka · PC 15 · 1996Reserved (SC)
Chamarajanagar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
A SIDDARAJU
JD· United Front
JD 30.8%INC 27.4%22 others 41.8%
Votes
2,14,745
30.8% share
Winning margin
23,576
3.4% of votes
Total votes cast
6,97,825
Candidates
24
Seat history
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A SIDDARAJU | United Front | 2,14,745 | 30.8% |
| 2 | L H BALAKRISHNA | INC | 1,91,169 | 27.4% |
| 3 | V SRINIVASA PRASAD | IND | 1,66,339 | 23.8% |
| 4 | L SHIVALINGAIAH | BJP | 94,373 | 13.5% |
| 5 | M PUTTASWAMY | PSSS | 7,394 | 1.1% |
| 6 | B NAGARAJU | IND | 3,919 | 0.6% |
| 7 | V SWAMY | IND | 3,327 | 0.5% |
| 8 | M MADAIAH S/O MADAIAH | KCVP | 2,147 | 0.3% |
| 9 | H PRABHUDEVA | IND | 2,051 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SURESHA | IND | 1,432 | 0.2% |
| 11 | A S PAL | IND | 1,376 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GURUSWAMY | IND | 1,143 | 0.2% |
| 13 | M MADAIAH S/O MUDDO MADAIAH | IND | 1,092 | 0.2% |
| 14 | N NAGARAJ | IND | 1,012 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Y GOVINDARAJU | IND | 834 | 0.1% |
| 16 | M SRIKANTAIAH | IND | 774 | 0.1% |
| 17 | G KAMPARAJU | IND | 744 | 0.1% |
| 18 | B P VENKATESH | IND | 723 | 0.1% |
| 19 | K HUCHAPPA | IND | 679 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PUTTASWAMY | IND | 638 | 0.1% |
| 21 | S M SADANANDAIAH | IND | 576 | 0.1% |
| 22 | L VENKATARAMANA | IND | 564 | 0.1% |
| 23 | VENKATACHALAIAH | IND | 485 | 0.1% |
| 24 | HANUMANSINGH M Y | IND | 289 | 0.0% |
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
lean3.4%
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
JD 30.8%INC 27.4%IND 23.8%BJP 13.5%OTH 4.5%
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.