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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2018Reserved (SC)

Chittapur

Winner — 2018

PRIYANK KHARGE
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 49.7%BJP 46.5%7 others 3.8%
Votes
69,700
49.6% share
Winning margin
4,393
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
61.4%
of 2,28,618

A closely fought contest. PRIYANK KHARGE won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRIYANK KHARGE
INC (UPA)
69,70049.6%
2
VALMIK NAIK
BJP
65,30746.5%
3
DEVARAJA V K
1,2180.9%
4
RAJU HADNOOR
AIMEP
1,1360.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0520.8%
6
SABANNA B DODDAMNI
IND
6150.4%
7
SHANKAR CHAWAN
IND
6120.4%
8
VINOD ANNA
IND
4180.3%
9
RUKKAPPA K LEADER
IND
3110.2%

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

Low turnout (186th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 0.5% · max 25.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
186th of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
144th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.6%BJP 46.5%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.28 Cr

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Cement🏺Shahabad stones🏺Toor Daal
🏛️

Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient excavated site remains of Buddhist stupa

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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