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Karnataka · PC 9 · 2004

Chikballapur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

R.L. JALAPPA
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 40.4%JD(S) 34.0%4 others 25.6%
Votes
3,76,204
40.4% share
Winning margin
60,022
6.5% of votes
Total votes cast
9,31,128
Candidates
6
Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R.L. JALAPPA
UPA (UPA)
3,76,20440.4%
2
SHASHI KUMAR
3,16,18234.0%
3
ASHOK KRISHNAPPA
NDA
1,91,76620.6%
4
SURESH D R
IND
21,4322.3%
5
NARAYANA SWAMY D N ( KWALITY)
KNDP
15,9641.7%
6
VEERAPPA
IND
9,5801.0%

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

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
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 40.4%JD(S) 34.0%JD(U) 20.6%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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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