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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1999

Chintamani

Winner — 1999

CHOWDA REDDY
IND
IND 51.4%JD(U) 37.7%2 others 10.9%
Votes
58,977
51.4% share
Winning margin
15,662
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.2%
of 1,58,952

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHOWDA REDDY
IND
58,97751.4%
2
K M KRISHNA REDDY
NDA
43,31537.8%
3
N V SRIRAMA REDDY
INC
10,3499.0%
4
G V ASHWATHANARAYANA REDDY
2,1061.8%

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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.8% · max 39.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
84th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
16th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.4%JD(U) 37.8%INC 9.0%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,64,570
Density
229 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,657 km²
SC population16.4%
ST population5.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.5%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water72.7%
Electricity91.9%
Sanitation21.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.2%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.2%
Children underweight (under 5)39.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.5%
Women literate70.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.7%
Clean cooking fuel56.3%
Health insurance28.3%

What's nearby?

9 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Jaina Basti

Jaina Basti

🏛️MonumentASI

Jaina Basti

Kasivisvesvara Temple

Kasivisvesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kasivisvesvara Temple

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Kumbaresvar Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Kumbaresvar Temple

Muskin Bhavi

Muskin Bhavi

🏛️MonumentASI

Muskin Bhavi

Naganatha near Jain Temple

Naganatha near Jain Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Naganatha near Jain Temple

Nanesvara Temple

Nanesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Nanesvara Temple

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Stone inscription inside the Shankarlinga temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Stone inscription inside the Shankarlinga 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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