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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1989

Chamarajapet

Winner — 1989

R. V. DEVARAJU
INC· INC
INC 51.1%JD 28.7%21 others 20.2%
Votes
27,526
51.1% share
Winning margin
12,044
22.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
53.3%
of 1,01,098

Chamarajapet is a safe seat — R. V. DEVARAJU won by 22.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
R. V. DEVARAJU
INC
27,52651.1%
2
MOHAMMAD MOIENUDDIN
National Front
15,48228.7%
3
M. SRINIVASA MURTHY
BJP
6,76312.6%
4
M. OBANNA RAJU
JNP(JP)
1,5872.9%
5
R. S. N. GOWDA
IND
6671.2%
6
SALEEMULLA KHAN
IND
3790.7%
7
J. PYARU
IND
2860.5%
8
SHARMA
IND
2690.5%
9
Y. V. VENKATAPPA
IND
1420.3%
10
B. R. BABU RAO
IND
1370.3%
11
KUPPAIAH
IND
970.2%
12
MUNISWAMY GOWDA
IND
940.2%
13
RANGAPPA
IND
930.2%
14
M. RAMAPPA
IND
780.1%
15
MEHTAR M. AZZAM
IND
610.1%
16
CHANDRASHEKARA HAMPALI
IND
420.1%
17
RAFFI
IND
400.1%
18
C. V. VENKATAKRISHNA
IND
350.1%
19
K. M. KESHVAN
IND
300.1%
20
RAGHAVAIAH S.
IND
290.1%
21
KESHAVA MURTHY
IND
260.1%
22
H. K. MOHAMED HABEEB
IND
210.0%
23
DEVAGIRI PANDU RANGA
IND
190.0%

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 (74th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.1% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
74th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
38th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%JD 28.7%BJP 12.6%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Ayurvedic Medicine Mfg🏺Spices
Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of…

Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of…

🏛️MonumentASI

Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of Madhkesvara 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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