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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 143 · 2013

Chintamani

Winner — 2013

J.K.KRISHNAREDDY
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 43.6%IND 42.5%13 others 13.9%
Votes
68,950
43.6% share
Winning margin
1,696
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
84.8%
of 1,86,465

Chintamani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,696 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.K.KRISHNAREDDY
JD(S)
68,95043.6%
2
DR. M.C. SUDHAKAR
IND
67,25442.5%
3
VANI KRISHNAREDDY
UPA
12,6658.0%
4
SATHYANARAYANA MAHESH
NDA
1,9111.2%
5
G.S. SUBASH
IND
1,7061.1%
6
HARI SUDHAKARA.V.
IND
1,2520.8%
7
C. GOPINATH
7360.5%
8
T.S. SUDHAKARAREDDY
IND
6920.4%
9
SHAFFI ULLA.D.S.
IND
6290.4%
10
KRISHNAREDDY. J.K.
IND
6040.4%
11
T.R. KURLAREDDY
KJP
4870.3%
12
N.SRINIVAS
IND
4680.3%
13
HANUMANTHAPPA
IND
3230.2%
14
SEETHAPPA. V
BSP
2320.1%
15
M. KRISHNAREDDY (M.K.)
NDA
2040.1%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.9% · max 33.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
25th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
172nd of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 43.6%IND 42.5%INC 8.0%OTH 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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