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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1978
Chamarajanagar
Winner — 1978
M.C.BASAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.8%INC 27.5%2 others 23.6%
Votes
36,389
48.8% share
Winning margin
15,878
21.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.7%
of 94,678
Chamarajanagar is a safe seat — M.C.BASAPPA won by 21.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M.C.BASAPPA | Janata | 36,389 | 48.8% |
| 2 | S.PUTTASWAMY | INC | 20,511 | 27.5% |
| 3 | R.VENKATARANGA NAIKA |  INC(I)INC | 16,862 | 22.6% |
| 4 | KUNNAMADDAIAH | IND | 743 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (129th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
129th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.8%INC 27.5%INC(I) 22.6%OTH 1.0%
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%
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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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