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Winner — 2018
K MADALU VIRUPAKSHAPPA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.7%INC 30.4%9 others 23.0%
Votes
73,794
46.7% share
Winning margin
25,780
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,93,870
Channagiri is a safe seat — K MADALU VIRUPAKSHAPPA won by 16.3%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K MADALU VIRUPAKSHAPPA | BJP (NDA) | 73,794 | 46.7% |
| 2 | VADNAL RAJANNA | INC | 48,014 | 30.4% |
| 3 | D RAMESHA | JD(S) | 29,106 | 18.4% |
| 4 | MAHIMA J PATEL | 3,954 | 2.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 946 | 0.6% |
| 6 | B R RUDRESHA | KRRS | 684 | 0.4% |
| 7 | VIJAYKUMAR M T | AIMEP | 464 | 0.3% |
| 8 | M B VEERABHADRAPPA | IND | 456 | 0.3% |
| 9 | VIJAYAKUMARA PATIL B J | IND | 375 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JAFFRULLA KHAN | IND | 177 | 0.1% |
| 11 | H R HARISH | ABHM | 124 | 0.1% |
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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
lean16.3%
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 46.7%INC 30.4%JD(S) 18.4%OTH 3.9%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.96 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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