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Winner — 1985
K. KEMPERE GOWDA
JNP· Janata
JNP 61.4%INC 31.1%5 others 7.5%
Votes
32,077
61.4% share
Winning margin
15,812
30.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.2%
of 1,04,093
Chamaraja is a safe seat — K. KEMPERE GOWDA won by 30.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K. KEMPERE GOWDA | Janata | 32,077 | 61.4% |
| 2 | K. HARSHA KUMAR | INC | 16,265 | 31.1% |
| 3 | C. BASAVARAJU | BJP | 2,562 | 4.9% |
| 4 | V. NARASIMHAIAH | IND | 712 | 1.4% |
| 5 | D. T. STYANARAYANA | IND | 289 | 0.6% |
| 6 | N. SURESH KUMAR | IND | 273 | 0.5% |
| 7 | K. RAO | IND | 98 | 0.2% |
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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.3%
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%
lowerhigher
183rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 61.4%INC 31.1%OTH 7.5%
Who 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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