KANAKAGIRI
Assembly seat no. 61 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGI
IND
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2008
2,183
2.26% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCBHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAO
- Votes
- 30,560
- Vote share
- 31.62%
- Behind by
- 2,183
Electors
1,71,602
Total votes polled
96,650
Valid votes
96,650
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.3%
Full result, 2008
20 candidates · 96,650 valid votes
SHIVARAJ S/O SANGAPPA TANGADAGIINDwon
32,743
33.9%
BHAVANIMATH MUKUNDARAOINC
30,560
31.6%
SHAMANNA HULUGAPPA NARINALBJP
11,068
11.4%
MAREPPA JAMBANNACPI(ML)(L)
6,814
7.0%
SHIVAPPA KRISHNAPPAIND
2,365
2.5%
YAMANURAPPA NADULAMANIJD(S)
2,362
2.4%
MARAPPA RAMACHANDRAPPA MOTI(VESHAGARA)IND
1,751
1.8%
F.SHANMUKAPPAIND
1,513
1.6%
B.HUSENAPPASWAMI S/O DURUGAPPAIND
1,347
1.4%
MUKAPPA NINGAPPA MESTRIIND
907
0.9%
K.LAXMINARAYANABSP
863
0.9%
ERAPPA S/O DURUGAPPA CHIRCHANAGUDDASUP
669
0.7%
Showing the top 12 of 20. 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 | 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.
