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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1978Reserved (SC)
Chikballapur
Winner — 1978
RENUKA RAJENDRAN
INC(I)· INC
INC(I) 55.6%JNP 37.8%3 others 6.6%
Votes
32,378
55.6% share
Winning margin
10,370
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.1%
of 84,309
Chikballapur is a safe seat — RENUKA RAJENDRAN won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RENUKA RAJENDRAN |  INC(I)INC | 32,378 | 55.6% |
| 2 | MUNIYAPA A. | Janata | 22,008 | 37.8% |
| 3 | MUNIYAPPA K.M. | INC | 2,830 | 4.9% |
| 4 | MUNISWAMYN | IND | 787 | 1.4% |
| 5 | HUSENAIAH | IND | 248 | 0.4% |
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 (161st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.2% · max 29.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
161st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
32nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.6%JNP 37.8%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,570
Density
229 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,657 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population5.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.5%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.7%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation21.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate70.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.3%
Health insurance28.3%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.