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Winner — 2008
M C SUDHAKAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 44.5%JD(S) 43.5%7 others 12.0%
Votes
58,103
44.5% share
Winning margin
1,246
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.5%
of 1,73,044
Chintamani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,246 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M C SUDHAKAR | INC (UPA) | 58,103 | 44.5% |
| 2 | K M KRISHNA REDDY | 56,857 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | SATHYANARAYANA MAHESH | NDA | 8,311 | 6.4% |
| 4 | G.S. SUDHAKARA REDDY | IND | 1,950 | 1.5% |
| 5 | N C KRISHNA REDDY | IND | 1,681 | 1.3% |
| 6 | SUDHAKAR REDDY | IND | 1,546 | 1.2% |
| 7 | N MUNISWAMY | BSP | 1,419 | 1.1% |
| 8 | VENKATARAVANA | IND | 440 | 0.3% |
| 9 | C R VENKATESH | IND | 403 | 0.3% |
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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.
High turnout (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 33.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
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25th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
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89th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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172nd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%JD(S) 43.5%BJP 6.4%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 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?
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