DavangereAssembly by-election result, 1998
S. S. Mallikarjun (INC) won Davangere in the 1998 assembly by-election with 51.5% of the vote, beating L. Basavaraj (BJP) by 21,627 votes.
Seat boundaries were redrawn after 2004. From 2008, seat no. 41 is Sedam.
Winner
A comfortable win — S. S. Mallikarjun won by 20.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S. S. Mallikarjun | 53,16451.5% | |
| 2 | L. Basavaraj | 31,53730.5% | |
| 3 | Haji Syed Saifulla | 14,71614.3% | |
| 4 | H. K. Ramachandrappa | 3,7423.6% | |
| 5 | Mallikarjuna IND | IND | 1460.1% |
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?
INC, BJP and JD took 96% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.63 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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