Chikmagalur, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Chikmagalur (Karnataka) was won by D. C. Srikantappa (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 73,672 votes over B L Shankar. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chikmagalur, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1977–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
D. B. Chandre Gowda
Indian National Congress
208,239
59.2%
B. L. Subbamma (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
64,568 (18.4 pts)
1980
D.M. Puttegowda
Congress (I)
239,522
63.5%
K.M. Thammaiah (Janata Party)
164,136 (43.5 pts)
1984
D. K. Taradevi
Indian National Congress
268,912
61.8%
B. K. Sundaresh (Communist Party of India)
140,040 (32.2 pts)
1989
D.M.Putte Gowda
Indian National Congress
303,195
47.6%
B.K.Sundaresh (Communist Party of India)
161,357 (25.3 pts)
1991
D.K. Tharadevi (W)
Indian National Congress
217,309
42.8%
D.C. Srikantappa (Bharatiya Janata Party)
31,872 (6.3 pts)
1996
B L Shankar
Janata Dal
195,857
30.8%
D K Taradevi Siddartha (Indian National Congress)
4,059 (0.6 pts)
1998
Sreekantappa D.C.
Bharatiya Janata Party
316,137
44.0%
M.Veerappa Moily (Indian National Congress)
52,496 (7.3 pts)
1999
D.C.Srikantappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
324,470
45.4%
D.M.Putte Gowda (Indian National Congress)
30,277 (4.2 pts)
2004
D. C. Srikantappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
341,391
41.7%
B L Shankar (Indian National Congress)
73,672 (9.0 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D. B. Chandre Gowda
Indian National Congress
208,239
59.2%
B. L. Subbamma
Bharatiya Lok Dal
143,671
40.8%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D.M. Puttegowda
Congress (I)
239,522
63.5%
K.M. Thammaiah
Janata Party
75,386
20.0%
C.M.S. Sastry
Congress (U)
56,259
14.9%
M.K. Dayananda
Independent
2,385
0.6%
Hottepaksha Rangaswamy Alias Swamy Ranganathananda Puri
Independent
1,901
0.5%
B.S. Halappa
Independent
1,563
0.4%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D. K. Taradevi
Indian National Congress
268,912
61.8%
B. K. Sundaresh
Communist Party of India
128,872
29.6%
C. K. Lokesha Gowda
Independent
16,446
3.8%
C. M. S. Sastry
LKD
5,810
1.3%
B. Narayana Poojari
Independent
3,532
0.8%
M. K. Dayananda
Independent
3,237
0.7%
A. Varadaraj
Independent
2,550
0.6%
M. Govinda Prabhu
Independent
2,289
0.5%
D. S. Gangadharappa
Independent
2,084
0.5%
K. P. Rathnakara Prabhu
Independent
899
0.2%
H. M. S. Byrappa
Independent
506
0.1%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D.M.Putte Gowda
Indian National Congress
303,195
47.6%
B.K.Sundaresh
Communist Party of India
141,838
22.2%
E. Va . Vaz
Janata Dal
132,267
20.7%
Rathnamma Malle Gowda C.R.
JNP (JP)
52,066
8.2%
P.B.S. Mani
Independent
3,966
0.6%
M.K. Dayananda
Independent
3,184
0.5%
Jeevan Parkash
Independent
1,114
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D.K. Tharadevi (W)
Indian National Congress
217,309
42.8%
D.C. Srikantappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
185,437
36.5%
B.K. Sundaresh
Communist Party of India
97,727
19.2%
K. Noor Ahamed
Independent
2,388
0.5%
Ningappa
Independent
2,151
0.4%
M.K. Dayananda
PBI
1,777
0.3%
P.C. John
Independent
1,321
0.3%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
B L Shankar
Janata Dal
195,857
30.8%
D K Taradevi Siddartha
Indian National Congress
191,798
30.2%
H R Laxmana Gowda
Bharatiya Janata Party
151,949
23.9%
S L Radha Sundaresh
Communist Party of India
71,086
11.2%
D R Raju
KCP
7,311
1.2%
P L Lokeshappa
Independent
2,788
0.4%
P C John
Independent
2,307
0.4%
D Doddaiah
Independent
2,020
0.3%
D Sadashiva
Independent
1,744
0.3%
U Babu Mogera
Independent
1,654
0.3%
Nirmala Kumar Jain
Independent
1,562
0.2%
Krishna Naik
Independent
1,397
0.2%
Margada Mallappa
AIIC(T)
1,219
0.2%
M K Vijaya Dev
Independent
699
0.1%
B K Manje Gowda
Independent
684
0.1%
P Moosa
Independent
503
0.1%
Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy
Independent
438
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Sreekantappa D.C.
Bharatiya Janata Party
316,137
44.0%
M.Veerappa Moily
Indian National Congress
263,641
36.7%
B.L.Shankar
Janata Dal
119,492
16.6%
H.M.Renukaradhya
Communist Party of India
13,083
1.8%
D.R.Raju
KTVP
4,664
0.6%
Keshava Prapanna Sharma
Independent
887
0.1%
P.C.John
Independent
668
0.1%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D.C.Srikantappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
324,470
45.4%
D.M.Putte Gowda
Indian National Congress
294,193
41.2%
D.L.Vasantha Kumari
Janata Dal (Secular)
70,292
9.8%
U.Babu Mogera
Independent
21,340
3.0%
Venkata Laxmi
AIADMK
4,508
0.6%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
D. C. Srikantappa
Bharatiya Janata Party
341,391
41.7%
B L Shankar
Indian National Congress
267,719
32.7%
D K Tharadevi Siddhartha
Janata Dal (Secular)
172,427
21.0%
H B Srikanta Murthy
Independent
16,035
2.0%
S Umeshkumar
KNDP
10,414
1.3%
B Rudraiah
Independent
5,875
0.7%
U Babu Mogera
Independent
5,393
0.7%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Chikmagalur has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Janata Dal, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Chikmagalur in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
D. C. Srikantappa (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Chikmagalur, Karnataka, in 2004 with 341,391 votes (41.7%), a margin of 73,672 votes over B L Shankar.
Which parties have won Chikmagalur since 1977?
Since 1977, Chikmagalur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Chikmagalur?
The closest result on record for Chikmagalur was 1996, when Janata Dal beat Indian National Congress by just 4,059 votes (0.6 percentage points).