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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 125 · 2008

Chikmagalur

Winner — 2008

C.T RAVI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 41.0%JD(S) 28.4%8 others 30.6%
Votes
48,915
41.0% share
Winning margin
15,084
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.0%
of 1,75,464

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C.T RAVI
BJP (NDA)
48,91541.0%
2
S.L.BHOJEGOWDA
33,83128.4%
3
K.B.MALLIKARJUNA
UPA
29,01524.3%
4
B.AMJAD
3,0632.6%
5
PARASMAL.M
IND
1,3011.1%
6
M.K.PRASANNA KUMAR
BSP
1,1691.0%
7
J.B.UMESH CHANDRA
RAHS
7810.7%
8
COMRADE!! K.C.DHARMESH
IND
3990.3%
9
DR SHIVAJI NAYAK
Samajwadi Party
3880.3%
10
H.G.THEJAMURTHY
IND
3860.3%

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

Average turnout (153rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 2.5% · max 18.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
153rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
158th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.0%JD(S) 28.4%INC 24.3%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,37,961
Density
158 / km²
Sex ratio
1008 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,202 km²
SC population22.3%
ST population4.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 8.9%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water68.4%
Electricity87.6%
Sanitation61.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.4%
Children fully vaccinated91.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.8%
Women literate82.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.5%
Clean cooking fuel79.0%
Health insurance30.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Areca leaf based Products (Plates, Cups Etc)🏺Coffee-Arabica🏺Spice
Viranarayana Temple

Viranarayana Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Viranarayana 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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