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, 1985
MANE RAJABHAU SHANKARRAO
IND
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 7
Margin, 1985
10,924
16.63% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INCKAKATKAR SHIVAJIRAO YALLAPPA
- Votes
- 21,477
- Vote share
- 32.69%
- Behind by
- 10,924
Electors
1,11,931
Total votes polled
65,704
Valid votes
65,704
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.7%
Full result, 1985
301 candidates · 65,704 valid votes
MANE RAJABHAU SHANKARRAOINDwon
32,401
49.3%
KAKATKAR SHIVAJIRAO YALLAPPAINC
21,477
32.7%
CHINDAK RAJENDRA GOVERDHANJNP
5,770
8.8%
KAMBLE TUKARAM KRISHNAPPAIND
362
0.6%
BHAVIKATTI VISHAWNATH SIDDAPPAIND
274
0.4%
BALASAHEB APPARAO KULKARNILKD
273
0.4%
SUDHA SHIVABASAPPA PATTEDIND
202
0.3%
MALLIKARJUN BASAVANNEPPA PATILIND
199
0.3%
DEEPAK ARJUNRAO DALAVIIND
188
0.3%
HOSUR RAVI SHANKARRAOIND
141
0.2%
SARANOBAT BHAGAVANT DAMODARIND
119
0.2%
G. J. TIPPESWAMYIND
100
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 301. The full list is in the API.
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.







