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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 206 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Chikkodi
Winner — 1978
HEGRE PARASHURAM PADMANNA
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.2%JNP 32.4%2 others 12.5%
Votes
22,345
55.2% share
Winning margin
9,241
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.0%
of 72,386
Chikkodi is a safe seat — HEGRE PARASHURAM PADMANNA won by 22.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEGRE PARASHURAM PADMANNA |  INC(I)INC | 22,345 | 55.2% |
| 2 | KAMBLE SHRIPATHI | Janata | 13,104 | 32.4% |
| 3 | MADHALE LAXMAN DEVARAYAPPA | RPK | 4,682 | 11.6% |
| 4 | VARALE SHIDLEPPA BABU | IND | 369 | 0.9% |
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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 1.1% · max 32.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
76th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.2%JNP 32.4%RPK 11.6%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,89,649
Density
430 / km²
Sex ratio
1020 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,861 km²
SC population7.1%
ST population3.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
67%HINDU
Hindu 67.2%Muslim 24.0%Christian 8.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.7%
Electricity90.8%
Sanitation92.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)26.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Women literate92.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.9%
Clean cooking fuel82.0%
Health insurance36.3%
What's nearby?
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