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Elections 98

State: Karnataka

Constituency: Chikballapur

Total Votes Polled: 825229

Winner: INC R.L.Jalappa 360761

Runner Up: JD C Byre Gowda 233706

Margin: 127055 (35%)

Elections 96

State: Karnataka

Constituency: Chikballapur

Total Votes Polled: 781056

Winner: JD R L Jalappa 337542

Runner Up: INC V Muniyappa 320728

Margin: 16814 (2.20%)

R L Jalappa of the Janata Dal was shown the door in 1984 and in 1991, but he had the last laugh in 1996, when he trounced the Congress candidate.