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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1999
Chamarajanagar
Winner — 1999
C GURUSWAMY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.8%KCVP 27.2%6 others 28.9%
Votes
46,300
43.8% share
Winning margin
17,519
16.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,54,442
Chamarajanagar is a safe seat — C GURUSWAMY won by 16.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C GURUSWAMY | NDA (NDA) | 46,300 | 43.8% |
| 2 | VATAL NAGARAJ | KCVP | 28,781 | 27.2% |
| 3 | GM GADKAR | INC | 19,384 | 18.4% |
| 4 | HANUMANTHASHETTY | 4,614 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | CM KRISHNAMURTHY | BSP | 3,292 | 3.1% |
| 6 | HB MAHADEVASWAMY | KRRS | 2,092 | 2.0% |
| 7 | SHA.MURULI | IND | 767 | 0.7% |
| 8 | CS BASAVARAJU | IND | 410 | 0.4% |
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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 (129th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 28.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
129th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
75th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.8%KCVP 27.2%INC 18.4%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,77,361
Density
329 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,582 km²
SC population6.4%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 8.2%Christian 5.6%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water18.6%
Electricity91.3%
Sanitation87.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.9%
Children fully vaccinated89.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.1%
Children underweight (under 5)21.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.3%
Women literate90.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.4%
Clean cooking fuel67.8%
Health insurance50.9%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.