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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1989
Chamundeswari
Winner — 1989
RAJASHEKHARA MURTHY M.
INC· INC
INC 42.6%JD 36.3%4 others 21.1%
Votes
42,892
42.6% share
Winning margin
6,409
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.7%
of 1,40,298
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJASHEKHARA MURTHY M. | INC | 42,892 | 42.6% |
| 2 | SIDDARAMAIAH | National Front | 36,483 | 36.3% |
| 3 | SIDDA GOWDA S. | JNP(JP) | 19,916 | 19.8% |
| 4 | GURUMALLAPPA R. | BJP | 491 | 0.5% |
| 5 | SHAMBULINGA | IND | 444 | 0.4% |
| 6 | PUTTE GOWDA G. M. | IND | 366 | 0.4% |
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 (79th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 1.9% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
79th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
67th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.6%JD 36.3%JNP(JP) 19.8%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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