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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1985

Gowribidanur

Winner — 1985

CHANDRASEKHAR
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.7%INC 42.5%8 others 4.8%
Votes
34,291
52.7% share
Winning margin
6,631
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.7%
of 99,002

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRASEKHAR
Janata
34,29152.7%
2
B. N. K. PAPAIAH
INC
27,66042.5%
3
B. N. DEVADAS
IND
8911.4%
4
JAYACHANDRA
IND
5370.8%
5
H. RAMAIAH
IND
5190.8%
6
N. C. LAKSHMIPATHY BABU
IND
4010.6%
7
BASAVARAJU
IND
2820.4%
8
P. N. GANGADHARAIAH
IND
2000.3%
9
N. HANUMANTHA GOWDA
IND
1930.3%
10
S. KUMARA SWAMY
IND
920.1%

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.

Average turnout (136th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.8% · max 18.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
136th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.88
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
99th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.7%INC 42.5%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kinhal ToysGI
🏛️

Ancient Mound, Koppal

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Gavinath

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Gavinath

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Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Palkigundu

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock edicts of Ashoka on the hillock known as Palkigundu

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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