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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2023

Chamarajanagar

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Winner — 2023

C. Puttarangashetty
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.5%BJP 44.1%14 others 7.4%
Votes
83,858
48.5% share
Winning margin
7,533
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
82.5%
of 2,09,766

A closely fought contest. C. Puttarangashetty won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
C. Puttarangashetty
INC
INC (UPA)
83,85848.5%
2
V.Somanna
BJP
BJP
76,32544.1%
3
HA.RA.MAHESH
BSP
6,4613.7%
4
Mallikarjuna swamy A .M
JD(S)
JD(S)
1,0820.6%
5
Dr.Guruprasad
AAP
9250.5%
6
Abhilash.K
UPJP
8960.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7940.5%
8
Vatal Nagaraj
KCVP
6580.4%
9
Ningaraju
IND
5690.3%
10
Nagesha.K
IND
2770.2%
11
P.Gurusiddappa
BTBP
2700.2%
12
C.L.SRINIVAS SHASTHTI
KRS
2110.1%
13
Prasanna Kumar.B
KPPR
2020.1%
14
H.C Mahesh Kumar
SARVKP
1980.1%
15
G.M.Gadkar
SAJP
1840.1%
16
M.Nagendra Babu
KJP
1470.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 2.1% · max 27.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
83%
lowerhigher
53rd of 224

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 224

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
170th of 224

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
224 seats · 113 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%BJP 44.1%OTH 7.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.54 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,20,791
Density
181 / km²
Sex ratio
993 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,648 km²
SC population25.4%
ST population11.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Other 7.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water63.7%
Electricity86.9%
Sanitation23.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births100.0%
Children fully vaccinated93.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)28.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Women literate72.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Clean cooking fuel89.0%
Health insurance34.4%

What's nearby?

3 locations
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Stone Work🏺Turmeric
Huligina Maradi Temple

Huligina Maradi Temple

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Ramesvara Temple

Ramesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ramesvara Temple

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Sri Arkesvara Temple

Sri Arkesvara Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Sri Arkesvara Temple

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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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