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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1978 by-elections
Chamaraja
Winner — 1978 by-elections
KANGEGOWDA,B.N
INC(I)
INC(I) 50.0%JNP 49.0%1 others 1.1%
Votes
20,234
50.0% share
Winning margin
401
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Chamaraja was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 401 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANGEGOWDA,B.N |  INC(I) | 20,234 | 0.0% |
| 2 | KAMPEGOWDA,H. | 19,833 | 0.0% | |
| 3 | H.P.RANGASWAMY | IND | 436 | 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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 6.6% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
50th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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183rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,52,753
Density
207 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,478 km²
SC population17.6%
ST population3.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.4%Muslim 13.4%Other 2.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.3%
Electricity90.5%
Sanitation71.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.7%
Children fully vaccinated96.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.0%
Children underweight (under 5)34.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.9%
Women literate79.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.1%
Clean cooking fuel85.7%
Health insurance26.5%
What's nearby?
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