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Karnataka · Assembly Constituency 37

KotturAssembly by-election result, 1998

T. Bhagirathi Marulasiddana Gowda (INC) won Kottur in the 1998 assembly by-election with 34.4% of the vote, beating M.M.J. Swaroopa Nanda (LS) by 9,800 votes.

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Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 37 is Shahapur.

Winner

T. Bhagirathi Marulasiddana Gowda
INC
INC 34.4%LS 24.1%6 others 41.5%
Votes
32,491
34.4% share
Winning margin
9,800
10.4% of votes
Candidates
8

A clear win with a 10.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
T. Bhagirathi Marulasiddana Gowda
INC
INC
32,49134.4%
2
M.M.J. Swaroopa Nanda
LS
LS
22,69124.1%
3
B. Nagaraj
JD
JD
14,54815.4%
4
N. T. Bommanna
IND
IND
13,06513.8%
5
K. V. Ravindra Nath Babu
KTVP
KTVP
6,5977.0%
6
G. Veeranna
KRRS
KRRS
4,4364.7%
7
B. Adiveppa
SAP
SAP
3350.4%
8
M. G. Swami
IND
IND
1680.2%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
10.4%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 74% of the votes.

Parties in the race 4.41

How did the vote split?

SEAT
34.4%won by INC
INC 34.4%LS 24.1%JD 15.4%IND 13.8%KTVP 7.0%Others 5.2%

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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Who has won Kottur, 1978–2004

  1. 1978M. M. J. SADYOJATHA (INC(I)), margin 16.4%
  2. 1983B. S. VEERABHADRAPPA (JNP), margin 25.0%
  3. 1985K. V. RAVINDRANATH BABU (INC), margin 5.1%
  4. 1989K. V. RAVINDRANATH BABU (INC), margin 9.3%
  5. 1994T. MARULASIDDANA GOUD (INC), margin 3.3%
  6. 1999T BHAGIRATHI MARULA SIDDANA GOUDA (INC), margin 10.1%
  7. 2004BHAGIRATHI T (INC), margin 2.6%