KANAKAGIRI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 1999
M MALIKARJUN NAGAPPA
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1999
23,207
24.70% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
JD(U)NAGAPPA BHEEMAPPA SALONI
- Votes
- 32,601
- Vote share
- 34.70%
- Behind by
- 23,207
Electors
1,55,341
Total votes polled
93,953
Valid votes
93,953
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.5%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 93,953 valid votes
M MALIKARJUN NAGAPPAINCwon
55,808
59.4%
NAGAPPA BHEEMAPPA SALONIJD(U)
32,601
34.7%
K RAMOJAPPABSP
1,779
1.9%
THIPPE RUDRASWAMY AKRRS
1,733
1.8%
SAROJAMMAJD(S)
1,169
1.2%
S V PATILIND
596
0.6%
VEERA BASAPPAIND
267
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA | INC | 1,06,164 | 60.13% | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | 42,632 |
| 2018 | BASAVARAJ DADESUGUR | BJP | 87,735 | 52.38% | SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | 14,225 |
| 2013 | SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | INC | 49,451 | 36.51% | BASAVARAJ DADHESUGURU | 5,052 |
| 2008 | SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI | IND | 32,743 | 33.88% | BHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAO | 2,183 |
| 2004 | VEERAPPA DEVAPPA KESARAHATTI G | BJP | 46,712 | 41.91% | MALLIKARJUNA NAGAPPA M | 5,576 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KANAKAGIRI assembly constituency in 2023?
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA (INC) won KANAKAGIRI in 2023, by a margin of 42,632 votes.
Which party has won KANAKAGIRI the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KANAKAGIRI gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KANAKAGIRI the most times?
TANGADAGI SHIVARAJ SANGAPPA, with 1 win between 2023 and 2023.
