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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1986 by-elections

Chamaraja

Winner — 1986 by-elections

P.M.CHIKKABORAIAH
JNP 53.9%INC 39.4%9 others 6.7%
Votes
25,583
53.9% share
Winning margin
6,859
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
11

Chamaraja was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 6,859 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
P.M.CHIKKABORAIAH
25,5830.0%
2
B.N.K.GOWDA
18,7240.0%
3
K.M.GOWDA
IND
2,1710.0%
4
H.PRABUDEVA
IND
2440.0%
5
M.N.SWAMY
IND
1590.0%
6
M.B.BEERAPPA
IND
1510.0%
7
M.B.D.GOWDA
IND
1320.0%
8
K.BEBAK
IND
1220.0%
9
D.GOWDA
IND
1020.0%
10
SHIVANNA
IND
840.0%
11
M.H.A.KHAN
IND
340.0%

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
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 6.6% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
50th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
183rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

10 locations
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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.

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