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, 1994
TARALE NARAYANRAO GOVIND
IND
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 7
Margin, 1994
10,826
13.65% of valid votes
Result, 1994
Runner-up
INDPOTDAR ANIL MOHANRAO
- Votes
- 24,689
- Vote share
- 31.13%
- Behind by
- 10,826
Electors
1,42,404
Total votes polled
79,297
Valid votes
79,297
NOTA votes
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Turnout
55.7%
Full result, 1994
8 candidates · 79,297 valid votes
TARALE NARAYANRAO GOVINDINDwon
35,515
44.8%
POTDAR ANIL MOHANRAOIND
24,689
31.1%
CHANDSHAWALE SAYED ANWARSHA SYEED PEERINC
9,375
11.8%
PATIL SHANKARRAO IRAPPABJP
8,535
10.8%
DODDAWANI NARAYAN KRISHNAYYAIND
478
0.6%
BAGEWADI VISHWANATHIND
406
0.5%
SHEDEKAR SANJAY UMAJIRAOIND
209
0.3%
KANKANWADI MALLAPPA BASAPPAIND
90
0.1%
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.
