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Karnataka · PC 9 · 1998

Chikballapur

Winner — Lok Sabha 1998

R.L.JALAPPA
INC· INC
INC 44.4%JD 28.8%6 others 26.8%
Votes
3,60,761
44.4% share
Winning margin
1,27,055
15.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,12,329
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.L.JALAPPA
INC
3,60,76144.4%
2
C.BYRE GOWDA
2,33,70628.8%
3
JAYANTHI
LS
2,04,35925.2%
4
N.SHIVANNA
6,0370.7%
5
S.R.KRISHNAMARAJU
AJBP
3,1040.4%
6
KATAMMA
IND
1,9530.2%
7
P.N.PENCHALAIAH
RJDP
1,7080.2%
8
N.SRINIVAS
IND
7010.1%

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 (15th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.3% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
15th of 28

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 28

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
13th of 28

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%JD 28.8%LS 25.2%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,52,595
Density
290 / km²
Sex ratio
983 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,461 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population18.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.8%Muslim 13.1%Other 1.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water80.7%
Electricity91.4%
Sanitation32.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.7%
Children fully vaccinated71.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.1%
Children underweight (under 5)36.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.1%
Women literate64.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.2%
Clean cooking fuel76.2%
Health insurance25.7%

What's nearby?

37 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bellary Denim Jeans🏷️Sandur Lambani EmbroideryGI🏺Steel and Allied activities

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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