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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2004

Kalghatgi

Winner — 2004

CHIKKANAGOUDRA SIDDANAGOUDAISHWARAGOUDA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.9%JP 25.0%7 others 48.1%
Votes
28,065
26.9% share
Winning margin
1,958
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
75.9%
of 1,37,457

Kalghatgi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,958 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHIKKANAGOUDRA SIDDANAGOUDAISHWARAGOUDA
NDA (NDA)
28,06526.9%
2
BABUSAB K KASHIMANAVAR
JP
26,10725.0%
3
SIDDANAGOUDA PARVATAGOUDACHANAVEERANAGOUDA
UPA
26,01624.9%
4
KESHAV M YADAV
10,0969.7%
5
VISHWAPRAKASH RAJASHEKHARIAHULLAGADDIMATH
IND
6,8806.6%
6
PARASHURAM D KODDADDI
BSP
2,5922.5%
7
SWAMY SHIVANAND H
IND
1,6931.6%
8
DR. DAMBAL Y B
KNDP
1,4161.4%
9
RENUKA BHIMAPPA MARADITOTA
SPSP
1,4151.4%

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.

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 5.6% · min 1.0% · max 15.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
91%
lowerhigher
2nd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.2%
lowerhigher
224th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.9%JP 25.0%INC 24.9%JD(S) 9.7%IND 6.6%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,90,923
Density
431 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,298 km²
SC population21.6%
ST population5.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.9%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water66.8%
Electricity95.3%
Sanitation79.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated92.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.2%
Women literate83.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.1%
Clean cooking fuel93.6%
Health insurance34.9%

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