2004
Rank 1 (archive winner): ANANTHKUMAR HEGDE — 433,174 votes
Rank 2: ALVA MARGARET — 260,948 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 172,226
ELECTION HISTORY COMPARISON
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KANARA — year-by-year comparison
KARNATAKA · Lok Sabha · 5 archived elections. View complete seat history.
1999
Rank 1 (archive winner): ALVA MARGARET — 356,246 votes
Rank 2: ANANT KUMAR — 345,655 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 10,591
1998
Rank 1 (archive winner): ANANT KUMAR — 363,051 votes
Rank 2: ALVA MARGRET — 276,004 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 87,047
1996
Rank 1 (archive winner): ANANT D. HEGDE — 276,311 votes
Rank 2: PRAMOD HEGDE — 220,415 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 55,896
1991
Rank 1 (archive winner): NAIK G. DEVARAYA — 171,436 votes
Rank 2: KARKI MANJUNATH — 141,472 votes
Rank 1–2 vote gap: 29,964
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