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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Chikballapur

Winner — 1985

K. M. MUNIYAPPA
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.4%INC 40.3%2 others 1.3%
Votes
39,216
58.4% share
Winning margin
12,125
18.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.3%
of 98,358

Chikballapur is a safe seat — K. M. MUNIYAPPA won by 18.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. M. MUNIYAPPA
Janata
39,21658.4%
2
K. N. NAGAPPA
INC
27,09140.3%
3
A. VENKATARAMAIAH
IND
4700.7%
4
M. PRABHABATHI
IND
4060.6%

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
safe
18.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 0.2% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
161st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.03
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
32nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.4%INC 40.3%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Byadagi Chilies🏺Textiles
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NarasimhaSwamy Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

NarasimhaSwamy Temple

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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