Info for voters of Chickpet constituency – MLA, Candidates, Voting and more

by May 9, 2018 Governance

If you are one among the lakhs of voters of Chickpet, this is what you need to know!

List of candidates, 2018:

Uday B. Garudachar

Party: Bharatiya Janata Party
  • Family: Wife & 3 Dependents
  • Educational Qualification: B.E.
  • Profession: Business
  • Online
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth:
    • IT Returns: Self- 1.67 cr, Spouse- 58.42 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 105 cr, Spouse- 29 cr
    • Immovable Assets: 58.79 cr, Spouse- 2.10 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 56.64 cr, Spouse- 2.63 cr

RV Devaraj

Party: Indian National Congress
  • Family: Wife & 3 Dependents
  • Educational Qualification: B.A.
  • Profession: Business
  • Online
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 88.70 lakhs, Spouse- 30.95 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 13.90 cr, Spouse- 6.06 cr
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 54.22 cr, Spouse- 7.08 cr
    • Liabilities: Self- 1.02 cr, Spouse- 15.53 lakhs

Dr. D. Hemachandra Sagar

Party: Janata Dal ( Secular)

  • Family: Wife
  • Educational Qualification: M.B.B.S.
  • Profession: Doctor
  • Online: No details given
  • Number of Pending Criminal Cases: NIL
  • Net Worth (2018)
    • IT Returns: Self- 3.87 cr, Spouse- 93.94 lakhs, HUF- 16.42 lakhs
    • Movable Assets: Self- 19 cr, Spouse- 16.97 cr, HUF- 14.53 cr
    • Immovable Assets: Self- 43.32 cr, Spouse- 10 cr, HUF- 86.77 cr
    • Liabilities- NIL

Full List of Candidates:

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Previous Results:

2013 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share %

R V Devaraj

INC

44714

55

41.09%

Uday B Garudachar

BJP

31655

53

29.09%

M C Narayana Gowda

JD(S)

24328

61

22.41%

Mujahid Pasha A

SDPI

4821

31

4.43%

Khamar Taj

KJP

953

38

0.88%

 

2008 candidates

Party

Votes

Age

Vote Share%

Dr. Hemachandra Sagar

BJP

40252

53

40.23%

R V Devaraj

INC

32971

50

32.95%

B Z Muzammil Ahmed Khan

JD(S)

23662

33

23.65%

Narendra Kumar Jain

RAHS

640

43

0.64%

Ananth L R

BSP

619

56

0.62%

 

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