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State:	Karnataka
Constituency:	Chikballapur
Total Votes Polled:	781056
Winner: JD	R L Jalappa	337542
Runner Up: INC	V Muniyappa	320728
Margin: 16814 (2.20%)

R L Jalappa of the Janata Dal was shown the door in 1984 and in 1991, but he had the last laugh in 1996, when he trounced the Congress candidate.