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Chikmagalur

B L Shankar (JD) won by 4,059 votes (0.6%).

Margin vs 1996 national median: 0.6% (median 9.4%). Back to Karnataka · 1996 national · Target seats

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Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1999

Winning margin over time · Chikmagalur

Candidates · Chikmagalur 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	B L ShankarWinner	JD	1,95,857	30.8%
2	D K Taradevi Siddartha	INC	1,91,798	30.2%
3	H R Laxmana Gowda	BJP	1,51,949	23.9%
4	S L Radha Sundaresh	CPI	71,086	11.2%
5	D R Raju	KCP	7,311	1.2%
6	P L Lokeshappa	IND	2,788	0.4%
7	P C John	IND	2,307	0.4%
8	D Doddaiah	IND	2,020	0.3%
9	D Sadashiva	IND	1,744	0.3%
10	U Babu Mogera	IND	1,654	0.3%
11	Nirmala Kumar Jain	IND	1,562	0.2%
12	Krishna Naik	IND	1,397	0.2%
13	Margada Mallappa	AIIC(T)	1,219	0.2%
14	M K Vijaya Dev	IND	699	0.1%
15	B K Manje Gowda	IND	684	0.1%
16	P Moosa	IND	503	0.1%
17	Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy	IND	438	0.1%

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Candidates · Chikmagalur 1996
Rank	Candidate	Party	Votes	Vote share
1	B L ShankarWinner	JD	1,95,857	30.8%
2	D K Taradevi Siddartha	INC	1,91,798	30.2%
3	H R Laxmana Gowda	BJP	1,51,949	23.9%
4	S L Radha Sundaresh	CPI	71,086	11.2%
5	D R Raju	KCP	7,311	1.2%
6	P L Lokeshappa	IND	2,788	0.4%
7	P C John	IND	2,307	0.4%
8	D Doddaiah	IND	2,020	0.3%
9	D Sadashiva	IND	1,744	0.3%
10	U Babu Mogera	IND	1,654	0.3%
11	Nirmala Kumar Jain	IND	1,562	0.2%
12	Krishna Naik	IND	1,397	0.2%
13	Margada Mallappa	AIIC(T)	1,219	0.2%
14	M K Vijaya Dev	IND	699	0.1%
15	B K Manje Gowda	IND	684	0.1%
16	P Moosa	IND	503	0.1%
17	Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy	IND	438	0.1%

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