ANKOLA
Assembly seat no. 171 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2004
VISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 7
Margin, 2004
16,078
16.67% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCSHANTARAM HEGDE SHIGEHALLI
- Votes
- 30,709
- Vote share
- 31.85%
- Behind by
- 16,078
Electors
1,32,845
Total votes polled
96,431
Valid votes
96,431
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.6%
Full result, 2004
6 candidates · 96,431 valid votes
VISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERIBJPwon
46,787
48.5%
SHANTARAM HEGDE SHIGEHALLIINC
30,709
31.9%
VENKATESH HEGDE HOSBALEJD(S)
12,428
12.9%
VASANT GOVIND NAYAKKNDP
2,760
2.9%
HEGDE GANESH GANAPATIJP
2,539
2.6%
MERE REBELLO URBANUSYP
1,208
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | BJP | 46,787 | 48.52% | SHANTARAM HEGDE SHIGEHALLI | 16,078 |
| 1999 | VISHVESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | BJP | 41,500 | 50.61% | UMESH SHANKAR BHAT | 8,241 |
| 1994 | VISHWASHWAR HEGDE KAGERI | BJP | 28,285 | 34.13% | PRAMOD HEGDE | 4,602 |
| 1989 | UMESH BHAT | INC | 25,122 | 36.82% | BHAT RAMCHANDRA GOPAL | 3,835 |
| 1985 | AJJIBAL G. S. HEGDE | JNP | 31,365 | 54.16% | HEGDE RAMAKRISHNA NARAYAN | 9,186 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
