KANAKAPURA
Assembly seat no. 184 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Karnataka also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KANAKAPURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 9 results.
Winner, 2023
D K SHIVAKUMAR
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2023
1,22,392
64.21% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
JD(S)B NAGARAJU
- Votes
- 20,631
- Vote share
- 10.82%
- Behind by
- 1,22,392
Electors
2,25,536
Total votes polled
1,90,623
Valid votes
1,90,623
NOTA votes
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Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 2023
16 candidates · 1,90,623 valid votes
D K SHIVAKUMARINCwon
1,43,023
75.0%
B NAGARAJUJD(S)
20,631
10.8%
R ASHOKABJP
19,753
10.4%
MANMOHAN RAJ K NUTTAMAPRAJAAKEEYAPARTY
1,258
0.7%
E PUTTARAJUAAAP
1,144
0.6%
KRISHNA N MBSP
1,083
0.6%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
762
0.4%
KEMPEGOWDANAVABHARATHSENA
604
0.3%
SHIVARENUKAIND
512
0.3%
KRS PRASHANTH HOSADURGAKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
397
0.2%
NALLAHALLI SRINIVASIND
310
0.2%
SHRIDHARA K RRPIA
296
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 16. 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 | D K SHIVAKUMAR | INC | 1,43,023 | 75.03% | B NAGARAJU | 1,22,392 |
| 2018 | D K SHIVAKUMAR | INC | 1,27,552 | 68.52% | NARAYANA GOWDA | 79,909 |
| 2013 | D.K. SHIVAKUMAR | INC | 1,00,007 | 56.77% | P.G.R SINDHIA | 31,424 |
| 2008 | D.K.SHIVAKUMAR | INC | 68,096 | 48.34% | D.M.VISHWANATH | 7,179 |
| 2004 | P G R SINDHIA | JD(S) | 52,740 | 48.14% | NARAYANA GOWDA | 8,949 |
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 KANAKAPURA assembly constituency in 2023?
D K SHIVAKUMAR (INC) won KANAKAPURA in 2023, by a margin of 1,22,392 votes.
Which party has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KANAKAPURA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
P. G. R. SINDHIA, with 3 wins between 1983 and 1989.
