Karnataka · AC 223

Chamarajanagar

Name: Chamarajanagar
Address: Chamarajnagar, Karnataka, IN

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 1983 · Chamarajnagar

103,080

Electors

72,835

Votes polled

70.66%

Turnout

5,917

Margin

Winner

S. Puttaswamy

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	S. Puttaswamy Won Male	INC	34,607	47.51%
2	Vatal Nagaraj Male	IND	28,690	39.39%
3	M. Shivanja Shetty Male	JnP	7,269	9.98%
4	Genesh Dixit Male	BJP	1,243	1.71%
5	N. M. Guruswamy Male	IND	502	0.69%
6	Y. M. Puttamallapa Male	IND	404	0.55%
7	M. C. Swamy Male	IND	120	0.16%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2023	C. Puttarangashetty Male INC	48.46%	V.Somanna Male BJP	44.10%
2018	C Puttarangashetty Male INC	45.46%	K R Mallikarjunappa Male BJP	42.52%
2013	C.Puttarangashetty Male INC	37.09%	K.R.Mallikarjunappa Male KJP	29.47%
2008	1 C.Puttarangashetty Male INC	33.93%	2 M.Mahadev Male BJP	31.82%
2004	Vatal Nagaraj Male KCVP	—	Dr Manjula Bp Female INC	—
1999	C Guruswamy Male BJP	43.83%	Vatal Nagaraj Male KCVP	27.24%
1994	Vatal Nagaraj Male KCVP	26.69%	S. Puttaswamy Male INC	21.06%
1989	Vatal Nagaraj Male IND	38.76%	S. Puttaswamy Male INC	32.35%
1985	S. Puttaswamy Male INC	40.72%	M. C. Parashivappa Male JnP	31.30%
1983	S. Puttaswamy Male INC	47.51%	Vatal Nagaraj Male IND	39.39%
1978	M.C.Basappa Male JnP	48.84%	S.Puttaswamy Male INC	27.53%
1972	S. Puttaswamy Male INC	50.43%	M. C. Basappa Male NCO	47.40%
1967	S. Puttaswamy Male IND	47.39%	M.C. Basappa Male INC	44.06%