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1998 By-elections
Karnataka
8 seats contested
Only the by-polled seats, not the whole assembly. By-elections held in Karnataka during 1998 — 8 seats were contested, not the full assembly. Results are shown as a table: a map of a handful of seats would leave the rest of the state blank, which reads as "no result" rather than "not contested". Seat shares below are of the seats contested here, not of the assembly.
Seats won by party
Also polled — no seats won Vote share of the vote across the seats contested here. Parties below 1% are not shown.
| # | Constituency | Winner | Party | Votes | Share | Margin | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Kottur | T. Bhagirathi Marulasiddana Gowda |  INC | 32,491 | 34.4% | 9,800 | — |
| 41 | Davangere | S. S. Mallikarjun | INC | 53,164 | 51.5% | 21,627 | — |
| 89 | Uttarahalli | R. Ashoka |  BJP | 1,11,920 | 46.5% | 19,974 | — |
| 100 | Anekal | Narayana Swamy A. | BJP | 62,901 | 45.7% | 29,044 | — |
| 105 | Mandya | K.R. Prabhavathi |  JD | 35,654 | 43.3% | 8,774 | — |
| 149 | Baindur | K. Gopala Poojary | INC | 44,864 | 59.8% | 21,244 | — |
| 174 | Dharwad Rural | Ambadagatti S. R. | INC | 31,884 | 35.8% | 2,478 | — |
| 213 | Bagalkot | Pujari Pralhad Hanamantappa | BJP | 34,754 | 51.1% | 16,371 | — |
Election data: ECI