BETHAMANGALA
Assembly seat no. 72 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1989
M. NARAYANA SWAMY
JD
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1989
4,881
6.27% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
INDC. VENKATESHAPPA
- Votes
- 23,281
- Vote share
- 29.89%
- Behind by
- 4,881
Electors
1,29,830
Total votes polled
77,896
Valid votes
77,896
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.0%
Full result, 1989
15 candidates · 77,896 valid votes
M. NARAYANA SWAMYJDwon
28,162
36.1%
C. VENKATESHAPPAIND
23,281
29.9%
V. VENKATESHINC
21,358
27.4%
M. NARAYANASWAMYJNPJP
1,939
2.5%
VENKATESHAPPAIND
713
0.9%
R. MUNISWAMYIND
576
0.7%
VENHATESHAPPAIND
482
0.6%
D. BALUIND
374
0.5%
MUNIVENKATAPPAIND
310
0.4%
K. M. NARAYANASWAMYIND
208
0.3%
V. NARAYANASWAMYIND
158
0.2%
B. NAGARAJIND
128
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 15. 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 | 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
