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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2004

Chamaraja

Winner — 2004

SHANKARLINGEGOWDA HS
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.7%INC 31.1%5 others 18.2%
Votes
38,193
50.7% share
Winning margin
14,777
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,54,083

Chamaraja is a safe seat — SHANKARLINGEGOWDA HS won by 19.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKARLINGEGOWDA HS
NDA (NDA)
38,19350.7%
2
NAGARAJU S (SANDESH NAGARAJU)
UPA
23,41631.1%
3
UMASHANKARA
10,60914.1%
4
JAYAPRAKASH S
JP
1,6762.2%
5
NATARAJU
KNDP
6810.9%
6
SURESH (MOMBALLI SURESH GOWDA)
IND
4040.5%
7
SHASHIDHARA M
IND
2940.4%

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 (50th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.7% · min 6.6% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
50th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
183rd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.7%INC 31.1%JD(S) 14.1%OTH 4.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

10 locations
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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.

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