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State: Karnataka
Constituency: Bellary
Total Votes Polled: 642633
Winner: INC K C Kondaiah 273584
Runner Up: JD N Thippanna 269065
Margin: 4519 (0.72%)

Without a break, including 1996, this constituency has remained steadfast in its loyalty to the Congress. In the last election, however, there was a dip in the Congress vote to 43.89 %, and its victory over the Janata Dal candidate was by a slim 4,000 votes.

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