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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 63

ChiknaikanahalliAssembly by-election result, 1997

J.C. Madhuswamy (Independent) won Chiknaikanahalli in the 1997 assembly by-election with 36.8% of the vote, beating C.B. Suresh Babu (JD) by 4,679 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 63 is Yelburga.

Winner

J.C. Madhuswamy
IND
IND 36.8%JD 31.7%4 others 31.5%
Votes
33,768
36.8% share
Winning margin
4,679
5.1% of votes
Candidates
6

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
J.C. Madhuswamy
IND
IND
33,76836.8%
2
C.B. Suresh Babu
JD
JD
29,08931.7%
3
B. Lakkappa
INC
INC
19,76921.5%
4
Shankarappa
BJP
BJP
8,4639.2%
5
Ramesh Babu
SAP
SAP
4640.5%
6
Prasannakumar Swamy
IND
IND
2690.3%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
5.1%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 90% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.44

How did the vote split?

SEAT
36.8%won by IND
IND 36.8%JD 31.7%INC 21.5%BJP 9.2%Others 0.8%

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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Who has won Chiknaikanahalli, 1978–2004

  1. 1978N.BASAVAIAH (INC(I)), margin 15.6%
  2. 1983S. G.RAMALINGAIAH (BJP), margin 5.8%
  3. 1985B. LAKKAPPA (INC), margin 3.9%
  4. 1989J. C. MADHUSWAMY (JD), margin 0.8%
  5. 1994N.BASAVAIAH (KCP), margin 15.9%
  6. 1999C.B. SURESH BABU (JD(S)), margin 16.8%
  7. 2004MADHUSWAMY J C (JD(U)), margin 1.7%