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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 123
HunsurAssembly by-election result, 1991
S,Chikkamadu (INC) won Hunsur in the 1991 assembly by-election with 34.8% of the vote, beating Vijayashankar (BJP) by 3,931 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 123 is Sringeri.
Winner
S,CHIKKAMADU
INC 34.8%BJP 30.7%10 others 34.5%
Votes
33,467
34.8% share
Winning margin
3,931
4.1% of votes
Candidates
12
A closely fought contest. S,CHIKKAMADU won with a 4.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S,CHIKKAMADU | 33,46734.8% | |
| 2 | VIJAYASHANKAR | 29,53630.7% | |
| 3 | PAPANNA.V JP | JP | 24,88425.9% |
| 4 | SHIVASEKHARA IND | IND | 5,2195.4% |
| 5 | BASARARAJU.S IND | IND | 9941.0% |
| 6 | SOMANNA IND | IND | 7360.8% |
| 7 | RAJU IND | IND | 4770.5% |
| 8 | JAVARAIAH.B.I IND | IND | 3170.3% |
| 9 | A.PASHA IND | IND | 2060.2% |
| 10 | MAHEDEVASWAMY.C IND | IND | 1450.2% |
| 11 | MODEGOWDA.M.B IND | IND | 1310.1% |
| 12 | A.KHAN IND | IND | 1210.1% |
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A close contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
4.1%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
SEAT
A crowded field
The top three took 91% of the votes.
Parties in the race 3.51 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
SEAT
34.8%won by INC
INC 34.8%BJP 30.7%JP 25.9%IND 5.4%Others 3.2%
This seat number was reused from 2008. The district data on file describe the seat as contested from 2008, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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