CHIKMAGALUR
Constituency no. 20 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called CHIKMAGALUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
D.C.Srikantappa
BJP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 9
Margin, 1999
30,277
4.24% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCD.M.Putte Gowda
- Votes
- 2,94,193
- Vote share
- 41.16%
- Behind by
- 30,277
Electors
10,50,838
Total votes polled
7,14,803
Valid votes
7,14,803
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 7,14,803 valid votes
D.C.SrikantappaBJPwon
3,24,470
45.4%
D.M.Putte GowdaINC
2,94,193
41.2%
D.L.Vasantha KumariJD(S)
70,292
9.8%
U.Babu MogeraIND
21,340
3.0%
Venkata LaxmiADMK
4,508
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | D. C. SRIKANTAPPA | BJP | 3,41,391 | 41.67% | B L SHANKAR | 73,672 |
| 1999 | D.C.Srikantappa | BJP | 3,24,470 | 45.39% | D.M.Putte Gowda | 30,277 |
| 1998 | SREEKANTAPPA D.C. | BJP | 3,16,137 | 44.00% | M.VEERAPPA MOILY | 52,496 |
| 1996 | B L SHANKAR | JD | 1,95,857 | 30.84% | D K TARADEVI SIDDARTHA | 4,059 |
| 1991 | D.K. THARADEVI (W) | INC | 2,17,309 | 42.77% | D.C. SRIKANTAPPA | 31,872 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the CHIKMAGALUR constituency in 2004?
D. C. SRIKANTAPPA (BJP) won CHIKMAGALUR in 2004, by a margin of 73,672 votes.
Which party has won CHIKMAGALUR the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has CHIKMAGALUR gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won CHIKMAGALUR the most times?
D. C. SRIKANTAPPA, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
