HOSAKOTE
Assembly seat no. 178 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
N NAGARAJU (M.T.B)
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
7,597
3.93% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPSHARATH KUMAR BACHEGOWDA
- Votes
- 91,227
- Vote share
- 47.25%
- Behind by
- 7,597
Electors
2,10,614
Total votes polled
1,93,071
Valid votes
1,93,071
NOTA votes
539
0.28% of votes polled
Turnout
91.7%
Full result, 2018
13 candidates · 1,93,071 valid votes
N NAGARAJU (M.T.B)INCwon
98,824
51.2%
SHARATH KUMAR BACHEGOWDABJP
91,227
47.3%
KRISHNA MURTHY RJD(S)
1,083
0.6%
RAMESHAASP
417
0.2%
V SHAMANNAIND
242
0.1%
SURESHA CIND
184
0.1%
G SHRINIVASAAIMEP
142
0.1%
RAJESH T KIND
120
0.1%
RAVEESHA TIND
67
0.0%
B V MANJUNATHAIND
66
0.0%
MANJUNATHA GOWDA T VIND
61
0.0%
NAGARAJ D.C.NIND
52
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 13. The full list is in the API.
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







