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Winner — 2008
K.MADAL VIRUPAKSHAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.8%INC 33.9%6 others 31.3%
Votes
39,526
34.8% share
Winning margin
993
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.2%
of 1,55,121
Channagiri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 993 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.MADAL VIRUPAKSHAPPA | BJP (NDA) | 39,526 | 34.8% |
| 2 | VADNAL RAJANNA | UPA | 38,533 | 33.9% |
| 3 | HODIGERE RAMESH | 21,499 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | MAHIMA J PATEL | SUP | 9,519 | 8.4% |
| 5 | A.C.S.CYCLIST BABU | IND | 1,524 | 1.3% |
| 6 | K.G.PURUSHOTHAMA NAIK | BSP | 1,372 | 1.2% |
| 7 | DURUGAPPA | IND | 965 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAMANNA T.B | Samajwadi Party | 658 | 0.6% |
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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.
Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.9% · max 34.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
83%
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51st of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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209th of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.8%INC 33.9%JD(S) 18.9%SUP 8.4%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,45,497
Density
328 / km²
Sex ratio
972 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,924 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population12.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.3%Muslim 13.7%Other 1.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water69.7%
Electricity92.1%
Sanitation46.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated79.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.4%
Children underweight (under 5)32.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate76.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.1%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
3 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.