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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 94
RamanagaramAssembly by-election result, 1997
C.M. Lingappa (INC) won Ramanagaram in the 1997 assembly by-election with 51.4% of the vote, beating M.H. Amarnath Alias Ambarish (JD) by 9,610 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 94 is Bellary City.
Winner
C.M. Lingappa
INC 51.4%JD 43.2%3 others 5.4%
Votes
59,924
51.4% share
Winning margin
9,610
8.2% of votes
Candidates
5
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | C.M. Lingappa | 59,92451.4% | |
| 2 | M.H. Amarnath Alias Ambarish | 50,31443.2% | |
| 3 | D. Girigowda | 6,0435.2% | |
| 4 | J.B. Anantha Ramu IND | IND | 2250.2% |
| 5 | Appajaiah IND | IND | 760.1% |
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A clear win, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
8.2%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
SEAT
Essentially two
INC and JD took 95% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.21 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
SEAT
51.4%won by INC
INC 51.4%JD 43.2%BJP 5.2%Others 0.3%
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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