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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1985
Chiknaikanahalli
Winner — 1985
B. LAKKAPPA
INC· INC
INC 32.0%IND 28.1%6 others 39.9%
Votes
20,815
32.0% share
Winning margin
2,518
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
78.5%
of 82,877
A closely fought contest. B. LAKKAPPA won with a 3.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. LAKKAPPA | INC | 20,815 | 32.0% |
| 2 | N. BASAVAIAH | IND | 18,297 | 28.1% |
| 3 | J. C. MAHDUSWAMY | Janata | 14,513 | 22.3% |
| 4 | S. G. RAMALINGAIAH | BJP | 9,750 | 15.0% |
| 5 | MUKKANNAPPA | IND | 761 | 1.2% |
| 6 | RAGHUNATH | IND | 520 | 0.8% |
| 7 | C. S. NARAYANA RAO | IND | 244 | 0.4% |
| 8 | MAHALINGAIAH | IND | 180 | 0.3% |
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 (96th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.8% · max 28.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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96th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.11
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173rd of 224How much NOTA?
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0.9%
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52nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.0%IND 28.1%JNP 22.3%BJP 15.0%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,89,920
Density
250 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,570 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population11.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 11.6%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.1%
Electricity86.0%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.7%
Children fully vaccinated84.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.8%
Women literate59.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance20.6%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.