BHARATHINAGAR
Assembly seat no. 86 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 2004
NIRMAL SURANA
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 2004
4,881
7.75% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCALEXANDER J
- Votes
- 22,986
- Vote share
- 36.48%
- Behind by
- 4,881
Electors
1,26,479
Total votes polled
63,018
Valid votes
63,018
NOTA votes
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Turnout
49.8%
Full result, 2004
12 candidates · 63,018 valid votes
NIRMAL SURANABJPwon
27,867
44.2%
ALEXANDER JINC
22,986
36.5%
RAJANNA NJD(S)
8,361
13.3%
FRANCIS JACKSONIND
1,622
2.6%
RUTH MANORAMAIND
1,026
1.6%
BEGUM AIND
259
0.4%
ARNOLD SARGUNARIND
259
0.4%
GANGADHARAIAH KSKNDP
230
0.4%
RICHARD JOYSONICSP
111
0.2%
DEENA DAYAL REDDYIND
108
0.2%
KRISHNA PRASAD BIND
102
0.2%
MARY SIND
87
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | NIRMAL SURANA | BJP | 27,867 | 44.22% | ALEXANDER J | 4,881 |
| 1999 | J ALEXANDER | INC | 23,466 | 36.56% | R PRADEEP KUMAR REDDY | 10,399 |
| 1994 | N. RAJANNA | JD | 20,232 | 33.68% | M.J. VICTOR | 9,146 |
| 1989 | K. J. GEORGE | INC | 36,198 | 57.53% | S. SURYANARAYANA RAO | 23,811 |
| 1985 | K. J. GEORGE | INC | 22,141 | 43.10% | MICHAEL B. FERANANDES | 3,946 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above