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, 1999
KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMAN
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
IND
won 5 of 7
Margin, 1999
7,660
8.33% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INDASHTEKAR MALOJIRAO SHANTARAM
- Votes
- 30,004
- Vote share
- 32.61%
- Behind by
- 7,660
Electors
1,59,386
Total votes polled
92,010
Valid votes
92,010
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 92,010 valid votes
KUDACHI RAMESH LAXMANINCwon
37,664
40.9%
ASHTEKAR MALOJIRAO SHANTARAMIND
30,004
32.6%
RAJPUROHIT BABULAL ACHALSINGHBJP
23,405
25.4%
FAROOK HANNANSP
617
0.7%
S.B.KHANAGOUDARIND
320
0.3%
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.
