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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 141 · 2008

Chikkaballapur

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Winner — 2008

K P BACHCHE GOWDA
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 39.5%INC 21.0%11 others 39.5%
Votes
49,774
39.5% share
Winning margin
23,301
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
78.8%
of 1,59,971

Chikkaballapur is a safe seat — K P BACHCHE GOWDA won by 18.5%.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.13 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2004 vs 2008

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K P BACHCHE GOWDA
JD(S)
JD(S)
49,77439.5%
2
S.V. ASHWATHANARAYANA REDDY
INC
UPA
26,47321.0%
3
G H NAGARAJ
IND
22,04117.5%
4
P S PRAKASH
BJP
NDA
16,79713.3%
5
M.M. BASHA
BSP
BSP
2,7662.2%
6
GUMMAPPA
IND
2,1521.7%
7
M SOMASHEKAR
IND
1,6851.3%
8
V NAGARAJ
IND
1,3511.1%
9
V VENKATESH
IND
1,2721.0%
10
K V VENKATESH
IND
5440.4%
11
K NAGARAJ
IND
5110.4%
12
R MUNIRAME GOWDA
SP
Samajwadi Party
3440.3%
13
BACHCHA REDDY
IND
3210.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 5.4% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
87%
lowerhigher
9th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
127th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 39.5%INC 21.0%IND 17.5%BJP 13.3%OTH 8.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.13 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,36,401
Density
386 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,979 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population5.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.0%Muslim 13.0%Other 2.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.1%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation42.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.6%
Children fully vaccinated86.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.7%
Clean cooking fuel89.9%
Health insurance33.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Bhoganandishwara Temple

Bhoganandishwara Temple

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Bhoganandishwara Temple

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