BagalkotAssembly by-election result, 1998
Pujari Pralhad Hanamantappa (BJP) won Bagalkot in the 1998 assembly by-election with 51.1% of the vote, beating Koti Channabasavaraj Virupakshappa (INC) by 16,371 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 213 is Heggadadevankote.
Winner
A comfortable win — Pujari Pralhad Hanamantappa won by 24.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pujari Pralhad Hanamantappa | 34,75451.1% | |
| 2 | Koti Channabasavaraj Virupakshappa | 18,38327.0% | |
| 3 | Shettar Shidramappa Mahantappa | 14,29221.0% | |
| 4 | Sanganagouda Annadanagouda Tondihal IND | IND | 6420.9% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
BJP, INC and JD took 99% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.65 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How did the vote split?
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 Bagalkot, 1978–2004
- 1978KALLIGUDDA PARAPPA KARABASAPPA (INC(I)), margin 9.1%
- 1983MANTUR GULAPPA VENKAPPA (IND), margin 13.2%
- 1985MANTUR GOOLAPPA VENKAPPA (JNP), margin 0.3%
- 1989SARNAIK AJAYAKUMAR SAMBASADASHIVA (JD), margin 7.5%
- 1994AJAY KUMAR SAMBASADASHIV SARNAIK (JD), margin 7.6%
- 1999PH PUJAR (BJP), margin 0.2%
- 2004CHARANTIMAT VEERANNACHANDRASHEKARAYA (BJP), margin 5.3%