ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON

Compare constituency results over time

Year-wise recorded votes of first- and second-ranked candidates. Vote levels across different years can be affected by turnout and boundary changes.

CHIKBALLAPUR — year-by-year comparison

KARNATAKA · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.

2004

Rank 1 (archive winner): R.L. JALAPPA — 376,204 votes

Rank 2: SHASHI KUMAR — 316,182 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 60,022

1999

Rank 1 (archive winner): R.L. JALAPPA — 422,587 votes

Rank 2: N.RAMESH — 211,401 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 211,186

1998

Rank 1 (archive winner): R.L.JALAPPA — 360,761 votes

Rank 2: C.BYRE GOWDA — 233,706 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 127,055

1996

Rank 1 (archive winner): R L JALAPPA — 337,542 votes

Rank 2: V MUNIYAPPA — 320,728 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 16,814

1991

Rank 1 (archive winner): V. KRISHNA RAO — 309,614 votes

Rank 2: R.L. JALAPPA — 206,243 votes

Rank 1–2 vote gap: 103,371

Bars compare the second candidate’s votes relative to the first candidate within the same election year; they are not percentage vote share. Seat boundaries and voter turnout can change over time. Sources and limitations.