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Winner — 1989
H. EKANTHAIAH
JD· National Front
JD 38.5%INC 37.8%10 others 23.7%
Votes
31,923
38.5% share
Winning margin
610
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.0%
of 1,42,924
Chitradurga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 610 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | H. EKANTHAIAH | National Front | 31,923 | 38.5% |
| 2 | C. MD. NOORULLA SHARIFF | INC | 31,313 | 37.8% |
| 3 | B. L. G. DAYANANDA | JNP(JP) | 10,570 | 12.8% |
| 4 | G. CHANDRAPPA | Left | 5,715 | 6.9% |
| 5 | M. RAGHAVENDRA | BJP | 1,936 | 2.3% |
| 6 | B. MANJUNATHACHAR | IND | 627 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RAHAMATHULLA | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SATYA NARAYANA | IND | 182 | 0.2% |
| 9 | M. RAMAPPA | IND | 168 | 0.2% |
| 10 | H. P. SABJAN | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 11 | J. B. PRAKASH | IND | 84 | 0.1% |
| 12 | R. MANJUNATH | IND | 63 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (206th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.7% · max 26.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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206th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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71st of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 38.5%INC 37.8%JNP(JP) 12.8%CPI 6.9%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,66,326
Density
234 / km²
Sex ratio
971 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
10,954 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population2.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.4%Muslim 20.0%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water56.8%
Electricity87.0%
Sanitation25.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)36.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.0%
Women literate68.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER29.8%
Clean cooking fuel58.5%
Health insurance17.4%
What's nearby?
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