<p>In June 1991, now Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made his Lok Sabha election debut as a Janata Dal candidate from Koppal. </p><p>However, losing the election to Congress’ Basavaraj Patil Anwari did not stop Siddaramaiah from putting up a fight. He dragged Anwari to court challenging the election result. </p><p>Anwari had secured 2.41 lakh votes against Siddaramaiah’s 2.29 lakh votes. The victory margin was 11,197 votes. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Keep up with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, right here with DH!</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah alleged that 22,243 votes were wrongly declared as ‘rejected’. He also contended that Anwari, having been disqualified for switching parties after his 1989 win, should not have even contested. </p><p>However, Siddaramaiah’s petition was dismissed in 1993. His counsel was senior advocate and former law minister L G Havanur.</p>
<p>In June 1991, now Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made his Lok Sabha election debut as a Janata Dal candidate from Koppal. </p><p>However, losing the election to Congress’ Basavaraj Patil Anwari did not stop Siddaramaiah from putting up a fight. He dragged Anwari to court challenging the election result. </p><p>Anwari had secured 2.41 lakh votes against Siddaramaiah’s 2.29 lakh votes. The victory margin was 11,197 votes. </p>.<p><strong><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/lok-sabha-elections-2024">Keep up with the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, right here with DH!</a></strong></p>.<p>Siddaramaiah alleged that 22,243 votes were wrongly declared as ‘rejected’. He also contended that Anwari, having been disqualified for switching parties after his 1989 win, should not have even contested. </p><p>However, Siddaramaiah’s petition was dismissed in 1993. His counsel was senior advocate and former law minister L G Havanur.</p>
