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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2004

Chiknaikanahalli

Winner — 2004

MADHUSWAMY J C
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.7%JD(S) 43.1%4 others 12.2%
Votes
43,040
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,628
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,30,257

Chiknaikanahalli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,628 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADHUSWAMY J C
NDA (NDA)
43,04044.7%
2
SURESH BABU C B
41,41243.0%
3
KRISHNAIAH N @ SEEMEYENNEKRISHNAIAH
UPA
6,8727.1%
4
LAKAPPA B
JP
2,5102.6%
5
NAGARAJU H T
KNDP
1,6311.7%
6
SEEBI NARASIMAIAH
IND
7300.8%

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
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(U) 44.7%JD(S) 43.0%INC 7.1%OTH 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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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