BELGAUM
Assembly seat no. 197 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Karnataka also has a Lok Sabha constituency called BELGAUM. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1983
MANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAO
IND
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 7
Margin, 1983
12,604
15.93% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
INCDODDANNAVAR SURENDRA ALIAS KOMALANNA
- Votes
- 30,159
- Vote share
- 38.12%
- Behind by
- 12,604
Electors
99,592
Total votes polled
79,109
Valid votes
79,109
NOTA votes
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Turnout
79.4%
Full result, 1983
7 candidates · 79,109 valid votes
MANE RAJABHAU SHANKAR RAOINDwon
42,763
54.1%
DODDANNAVAR SURENDRA ALIAS KOMALANNAINC
30,159
38.1%
SIRUR CHANDRASHEKHAR NEELAKANTAPPAJNP
4,183
5.3%
MOULVI FAROOK AHMED A. HANNANIND
1,412
1.8%
MANIYAL NAGAPPA CHANNABASAPPAIND
252
0.3%
QEDKAR VASUDEO GUNDOPANTIND
177
0.2%
BALASAHEB APPARAO KULKARNIIND
163
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN | INC | 32,198 | 32.58% | VILAS RAMACHANDRA PAWAR | 1,017 |
| 1999 | KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN | INC | 37,664 | 40.93% | ASHTEKAR MALOJIRAO SHANTARAM | 7,660 |
| 1994 | TARALE NARAYANRAO GOVIND | IND | 35,515 | 44.79% | POTDAR ANIL MOHANRAO | 10,826 |
| 1989 | BAPUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKAR | IND | 35,196 | 38.96% | POTDAR ANIL MOHAN | 5,387 |
| 1985 | MANE RAJABHAU SHANKARRAO | IND | 32,401 | 49.31% | KAKATKAR SHIVAJIRAO YALLAPPA | 10,924 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the BELGAUM assembly constituency in 2004?
KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN (INC) won BELGAUM in 2004, by a margin of 1,017 votes.
Which party has won BELGAUM the most times?
IND, with 5 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has BELGAUM gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1978 to 2004.
Who has won BELGAUM the most times?
KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2004.
