BELTHANGADY
Assembly seat no. 200 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
HARISH POONJA
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
22,974
12.80% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCK.VASANTHA BANGERA
- Votes
- 75,443
- Vote share
- 42.02%
- Behind by
- 22,974
Electors
2,13,930
Total votes polled
1,79,550
Valid votes
1,79,550
NOTA votes
1,245
0.69% of votes polled
Turnout
83.9%
Full result, 2018
6 candidates · 1,79,550 valid votes
HARISH POONJABJPwon
98,417
54.8%
K.VASANTHA BANGERAINC
75,443
42.0%
JAGANNATHA. MAIMEP
1,806
1.0%
SUMATHI S HEGDEJD(S)
1,612
0.9%
VENKATESHA BENDEIND
654
0.4%
U.M. SYED HASSANIND
373
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | HARISH POONJA | BJP | 1,01,004 | 53.44% | RAKSHITH SHIVARAM | 18,216 |
| 2018 | HARISH POONJA | BJP | 98,417 | 54.81% | K.VASANTHA BANGERA | 22,974 |
| 2013 | K. VASANTHA BANGERA | INC | 74,530 | 50.97% | RANJAN G. GOWDA | 15,741 |
| 2008 | K.VASANTHA BANGERA | INC | 59,528 | 46.13% | K.PRABHAKARA BANGERA | 16,103 |
| 2004 | PRABHAKARA BANGERA K | BJP | 48,102 | 37.26% | HARISH KUMAR K | 12,821 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
