HOSAKOTE
Assembly seat no. 178 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 1999
BACHEGOWDA BN
JD(U)
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1999
7,303
4.81% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCMUNEGOWDA
- Votes
- 65,752
- Vote share
- 43.29%
- Behind by
- 7,303
Electors
1,93,113
Total votes polled
1,51,875
Valid votes
1,51,875
NOTA votes
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Turnout
78.7%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 1,51,875 valid votes
BACHEGOWDA BNJD(U)won
73,055
48.1%
MUNEGOWDAINC
65,752
43.3%
H.J. BACHEGOWDAIND
5,584
3.7%
N.S.CHANDRAMOHANJD(S)
5,581
3.7%
MUNGEGOWDAIND
1,903
1.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SHARATH KUMAR BACHEGOWDA | INC | 1,07,220 | 50.13% | N NAGARAJU | 5,075 |
| 2018 | N NAGARAJU (M.T.B) | INC | 98,824 | 51.19% | SHARATH KUMAR BACHEGOWDA | 7,597 |
| 2013 | M.T.B. NAGARAJ | INC | 85,238 | 51.23% | B N BACHEGOWDA | 7,139 |
| 2008 | B.N.BACHHE GOWDA | BJP | 71,069 | 50.07% | M.T.B.NAGARAJU | 3,878 |
| 2004 | NAGARAJU M T B | INC | 75,808 | 45.52% | BACHEGOWDA B N | 835 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
