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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2013Reserved (ST)
Challakere
Winner — 2013
T RAGHUMURTHY
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 40.7%KJP 25.1%8 others 34.2%
Votes
60,197
40.7% share
Winning margin
23,123
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
78.3%
of 1,88,758
Challakere is a safe seat — T RAGHUMURTHY won by 15.7%.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | T RAGHUMURTHY | INC (UPA) | 60,197 | 40.7% |
| 2 | K T KUMARASWAMY | KJP | 37,074 | 25.1% |
| 3 | P THIPPESWAMY(P.T) | 27,373 | 18.5% | |
| 4 | G P JAYAPALAIAH | NDA | 12,981 | 8.8% |
| 5 | L NAGARAJU(NAGANNA) | BSRCP | 4,233 | 2.9% |
| 6 | B HANUMANTHARAYA | IND | 2,568 | 1.7% |
| 7 | P PALAIAH | BSP | 998 | 0.7% |
| 8 | DEEPA C | Samajwadi Party | 909 | 0.6% |
| 9 | LAKSHMIDEVI | IND | 813 | 0.6% |
| 10 | M PALAIAH | IND | 630 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (75th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.2% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
75th of 224How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 224How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
43rd of 224Where does the house stand?
SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.7%KJP 25.1%JD(S) 18.5%BJP 8.8%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,59,456
Density
197 / km²
Sex ratio
974 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,436 km²
SC population23.4%
ST population18.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 7.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.6%
Electricity86.8%
Sanitation30.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated94.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.6%
Women literate75.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.7%
Clean cooking fuel80.6%
Health insurance35.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Molakalmuru SareesGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.