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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 99 · 2023

Chitradurga

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Winner — 2023

K.C.VEERENDRA PUPPY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 59.8%BJP 33.7%20 others 6.5%
Votes
1,22,021
59.8% share
Winning margin
53,300
26.1% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
76.8%
of 2,65,330

Chitradurga is a safe seat — K.C.VEERENDRA PUPPY won by 26.1%.

Seat history

4 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2018 vs 2023

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K.C.VEERENDRA PUPPY
INC
INC (UPA)
1,22,02159.8%
2
G.H.THIPPA REDDY
BJP
BJP
68,72133.7%
3
G.RAGHU ACHAR
JD(S)
JD(S)
5,0212.5%
4
BALE KAI SRINIVASA H
SDPI
2,5551.3%
5
B.E.JAGADISH
AAP
1,3480.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6950.3%
7
M.T.CHANDRANNA
KRS
5080.3%
8
DR|| H.K.S.SWAMY
IND
4050.2%
9
BHUTHARAJA.V.S.
IND
3990.2%
10
PRAKASH.N
BSP
3700.2%
11
M.H.SHASHIDHAR
IND
3130.1%
12
SOUBHAGYA BASAVARAJAN
IND
2230.1%
13
R.GOPINATH
IND
2170.1%
14
M.A.BASAVARAJU
IND
2020.1%
15
GANESH
IND
1490.1%
16
P.S.PUTTASWAMY (SWAMY)
IND
1460.1%
17
MOHAN KUMAR R
IND
1300.1%
18
K.S.VIJAYA
SARVKP
1070.1%
19
G.CHITRASHEKARAPPA
IND
980.1%
20
SURESH N
IND
940.1%
21
G.S.NAGARAJA
KSRKP
930.1%
22
N.MANJAPPA
SP
910.0%

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

Average turnout (122nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 0.5% · max 26.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
122nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
207th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.8%BJP 33.7%OTH 6.1%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
Chandravalli

Chandravalli

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Chitradurga hill fortress & temples

Chitradurga hill fortress & temples

🛕TempleWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
🏛️

Pre-Historic Site

🏛️MonumentASI

Pre-Historic Site

📍Google MapsOSM

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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