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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1983

Chamarajapet

Winner — 1983

M. OBANNA RAJU
JNP· Janata
JNP 36.2%INC 19.8%22 others 44.0%
Votes
17,455
36.2% share
Winning margin
7,902
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
24
Turnout
11.4%
of 4,24,243

Chamarajapet is a safe seat — M. OBANNA RAJU won by 16.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. OBANNA RAJU
Janata
17,45536.2%
2
S. PRAMILA
Congress (I)
9,55319.8%
3
S. R. MUKHTAR AHMED
IND
8,61217.9%
4
PADMA JOSHI
BJP
4,5789.5%
5
ANGAMUTHU M.
IND
4,3579.0%
6
K. PRABHAKARA REDDY
IND
5711.2%
7
A. N. SATHYA
IND
5261.1%
8
M. H. ESWARA
IND
3780.8%
9
MOHAMED FAZLUL HUQ SAYEED
IND
3160.7%
10
N. SHANKARANARAYANA
IND
2620.5%
11
S. MUNI SWAMAPPA
ICJ
2360.5%
12
G. A. SHARIFF
IND
1430.3%
13
E. KRISHNAIAH
IND
1390.3%
14
C. B. DHRUVARAJAN
IND
1300.3%
15
R. LAKSHMINARAYANA
IND
1290.3%
16
AGAVALI SAHEB
IND
1260.3%
17
C. D. MOHAMMED YASEEN
ICS
1230.3%
18
N. M. MEHTA
IND
1120.2%
19
MAZHAR ALI KHAN ASHARAFI
IND
1060.2%
20
HOTTEPAKSHA RANGASWAMY
IND
1020.2%
21
L. KUPPUSWAMY
IND
950.2%
22
GOPALAKRISHNA
IND
780.2%
23
KRISHNA C.
IND
680.1%
24
MIR BASIRUDDIN
IND
520.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (74th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.1% · max 28.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
74th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
38th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 36.2%INC 19.8%IND 17.9%BJP 9.5%IND 9.0%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
14,37,169
Density
140 / km²
Sex ratio
979 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,277 km²
SC population8.1%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.6%Muslim 13.1%Other 4.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water27.4%
Electricity90.9%
Sanitation59.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated93.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.6%
Children underweight (under 5)33.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate84.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.6%
Clean cooking fuel73.4%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of…

Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of…

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Caved bed stoad of stone existing in a small chamber in the south side of the compound of Madhkesvara Temple

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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