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State: Karnataka
Constituency: Chitradurga
Total Votes Polled: 722485
Winner: JD P Kodandaramaiah 251617
Runner Up: INC C P Mudaliagiriyappa 232235
Margin: 19382 (2.75%)

In 1991 the BJP found itself in second place, with 38.2 % of the vote, raising hopes of winning the seat in 1996. It came as a surprise, then, when the Janata Dal's P Kodandaramaiah romped home, and the BJP was pushed to third place behind the Congress.

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