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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1989

Chiknaikanahalli

Winner — 1989

J. C. MADHUSWAMY
JD· National Front
JD 33.0%INC 32.2%7 others 34.8%
Votes
26,291
33.0% share
Winning margin
628
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,07,509

Chiknaikanahalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 628 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J. C. MADHUSWAMY
National Front
26,29133.0%
2
B. LAKKAPPA
INC
25,66332.2%
3
N. BASAVAIAH
JNP(JP)
25,31731.8%
4
B. S. CHANNAIAH
IND
8191.0%
5
B. B. SIDDALINGAMURTHY
BJP
6240.8%
6
C. S. NARAYANA RAO
IND
5040.6%
7
H. N. DODDEGOWDA
IND
1770.2%
8
H. CHANNAIAH
IND
1500.2%
9
U. B. CHANNAPPA
IND
1110.1%

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 (96th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.8% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
96th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.11
fewer partiesmore parties
173rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
52nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 33.0%INC 32.2%JNP(JP) 31.8%OTH 3.0%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kinhal ToysGI
Mahadev Temple

Mahadev Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Mahadev 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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