BETHAMANGALA
Assembly seat no. 72 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2004
VENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 7
Margin, 2004
547
0.45% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INDNARAYANA SWAMY M
- Votes
- 40,570
- Vote share
- 33.09%
- Behind by
- 547
Electors
1,77,972
Total votes polled
1,22,604
Valid votes
1,22,604
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.9%
Full result, 2004
8 candidates · 1,22,604 valid votes
VENKATAMUNIYAPPA BPBJPwon
41,117
33.5%
NARAYANA SWAMY MIND
40,570
33.1%
RAMACHANDRAINC
32,096
26.2%
RAVIIND
3,150
2.6%
DR.MOHAN CJD(S)
1,768
1.4%
SRINIVASAIAH VJP
1,657
1.4%
KRISHNAPPA AIND
1,203
1.0%
SAMPATHKUMAR KVKNDP
1,043
0.8%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | VENKATAMUNIYAPPA BP | BJP | 41,117 | 33.54% | NARAYANA SWAMY M | 547 |
| 1999 | C VENKATESHAPPA | INC | 75,844 | 68.93% | M NARAYANASWAMY | 43,240 |
| 1994 | M. NARAYANASWAMY | JD | 43,157 | 42.05% | C. VENKATESHAPPA | 4,674 |
| 1989 | M. NARAYANA SWAMY | JD | 28,162 | 36.15% | C. VENKATESHAPPA | 4,881 |
| 1985 | A. CHINNAPPA | JNP | 38,843 | 65.13% | V. VENKATAMUNI | 22,522 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above