JD(S) second-in-command and two-time chief minister HD Kumaraswamy won the Channapatna seat in Karnataka's Ramanagara district for the sixth time on Saturday.
HD Kumaraswamy received 96,592 votes against 80,677 polled by his BJP rival CP Yogeshwar. Congress candidate Gangadhar S finished third with 15,374 votes, according to the Election Commission website.
Mr Kumaraswamy had also contested elections from Channapatna, known for wooden toys, instead of Ramanagara in 2018 against local strongman Yogeshwara. The JD(S) leader won by a margin of 21,530 votes.
Mr Yogeshwara has represented the constituency five times since 1999 as an Independent, and as a candidate of Congress, BJP and Samajwadi Party.
Both Mr Yogeshwara and Mr Kumaraswamy belong to the dominant Vokkaliga community in the region.
HD Kumaraswamy, who entered politics in 1996, has won Lok Sabha elections twice and assembly polls five times.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)
Featured Video Of The Day
Centre Scraps 'No-Detention' Policy For Classes 5 And 8 Students Failing Year-End Exams
Minister HD Kumaraswamy's Son, Nikhil Kumaraswamy, Loses Channapatna Assembly Bypoll "When We Were Friends...": Karnataka Minister Clarifies Amid 'Kaalia' Row Karnataka Minister Apologises For Racist Comment Against HD Kumaraswamy Bengaluru Techie Loses Rs 11.8 Crore After "Digital Arrest" Send Sheikh Hasina Back To Dhaka, Bangladesh Writes To India Kolkata Man Gets Divorce As "Imposition Of Wife's Friend" Is Deemed Cruelty Nearly 2,000 Manipur Police Recruits Finish Challenging Training In Assam UPSC Releases Combined Geo-Scientist Mains 2024 Final Result For 146 Posts "Don't Blame Allu Arjun": 'Pushpa 2' Stampede Victim's Husband To Withdraw Case Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.