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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2005 by-elections

Chamarajapet

Winner — 2005 by-elections

Zameer Ahmed Khan
JD(S) 42.4%INC 34.5%14 others 23.1%
Votes
19,943
42.4% share
Winning margin
3,678
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
16

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Zameer Ahmed Khan
19,94342.4%
2
R.V.Devaraj
16,26534.5%
3
Pramila Nesargi
9,94421.1%
4
Syed Naveed Ahmed (Annu)
IND
2770.6%
5
R.Murthy
IND
1640.3%
6
G.V.Rama Chandraiah
1150.2%
7
S.Sheryar Khan
1040.2%
8
Manik Dhongadi
IND
480.1%
9
Guinnes Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy
IND
410.1%
10
A.Mahadeva
IND
410.1%
11
L.Gangadhara Naik
IND
400.1%
12
K.M.Narayana
IND
260.1%
13
N.Narasimma Murtya
IND
240.1%
14
V.K.Praveen
IND
210.0%
15
Azgar(a) Maheem S.M
IND
160.0%
16
Ishtaq Ahmed
IND
130.0%

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.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
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
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(S) 42.4%INC 34.5%BJP 21.1%OTH 2.0%

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
🏺Ayurvedic Medicine Mfg🏺Spices
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…

🏛️MonumentASI

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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