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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 215 · 2013

Chamundeshwari

Winner — 2013

G.T. DEVE GOWDA
JD(S)· JD(S)
JD(S) 42.9%INC 38.9%10 others 18.3%
Votes
75,864
42.9% share
Winning margin
7,103
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
73.9%
of 2,39,448

A closely fought contest. G.T. DEVE GOWDA won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.82 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
G.T. DEVE GOWDA
JD(S)
75,86442.9%
2
M. SATHYANARAYANA
UPA
68,76138.9%
3
APPANNA M
KJP
16,7999.5%
4
A. HEMANTHKUMAR GOWDA
NDA
8,3084.7%
5
SRINIVAS
IND
2,4331.4%
6
MELLAHALLI MAHADEVASWAMY
IND
1,8061.0%
7
KRISHNEGOWDA
SJPA
6330.4%
8
MAHADEVAIAH
IND
5670.3%
9
K. GOVINDA RAJU
SAJP
5130.3%
10
C. MAHADEVU
IND
5090.3%
11
CHIDANANDA K.P
BSRCP
4520.3%
12
P. KARIGOWDA
IND
3170.2%

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

Average turnout (141st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.0% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
141st of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
49th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 42.9%INC 38.9%KJP 9.5%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.82 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,01,127
Density
476 / km²
Sex ratio
985 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,307 km²
SC population17.9%
ST population11.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.7%Muslim 9.7%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water82.4%
Electricity93.1%
Sanitation55.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated97.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.5%
Children underweight (under 5)28.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.0%
Women literate78.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.5%
Clean cooking fuel94.7%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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