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Winner — 1985
H. EKANTHAIAH
JNP· Janata
JNP 55.7%INC 40.4%9 others 3.9%
Votes
40,196
55.7% share
Winning margin
11,030
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,08,167
Chitradurga is a safe seat — H. EKANTHAIAH won by 15.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. EKANTHAIAH | Janata | 40,196 | 55.7% |
| 2 | T. M. KHADER BASHA | INC | 29,166 | 40.4% |
| 3 | RAMANNA | IND | 939 | 1.3% |
| 4 | JAYAMMA | IND | 389 | 0.5% |
| 5 | H. J. KANTHARAJ | IND | 333 | 0.5% |
| 6 | LAKSHMI DEVI | IND | 305 | 0.4% |
| 7 | M. J. GAJALAKSHMI | IND | 250 | 0.3% |
| 8 | NARAYANAPPA | IND | 193 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SOMESHEKARAPPA | BJP | 167 | 0.2% |
| 10 | K. N. VINAYA PRASAD | IND | 131 | 0.2% |
| 11 | S. M. SADANANDAIAH | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (206th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.7% · max 26.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
206th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
71st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 55.7%INC 40.4%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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