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, 1989
BAPUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKAR
IND
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 7
Margin, 1989
5,387
5.96% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
JNPJPPOTDAR ANIL MOHAN
- Votes
- 29,809
- Vote share
- 32.99%
- Behind by
- 5,387
Electors
1,39,206
Total votes polled
90,350
Valid votes
90,350
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.9%
Full result, 1989
14 candidates · 90,350 valid votes
BAPUSAHEB RAOSAHEB MAHAGAONKARINDwon
35,196
39.0%
POTDAR ANIL MOHANJNPJP
29,809
33.0%
DALVI DEEPAK ARJUNIND
10,037
11.1%
SHOBHA ANIL HERWADKARINC
8,382
9.3%
POTADAR ASHA VASANTRAOJD
3,973
4.4%
MUSHTAQ HUSSAIN FAROQUIIND
831
0.9%
KRISHNA SHANKARRAO MANDEKARIND
703
0.8%
KHANDAGALE GAJANAN BABURAOIND
399
0.4%
BAGEWADI VISHWANATH BASAPPAIND
297
0.3%
ASHOK. P. PATILIND
283
0.3%
RUDRAPPA SHIVALINGAPPA AVAKKANAVARIND
151
0.2%
ARJUN PAYAPPA SHANKARGOUDIND
127
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
