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, 1999
PGR SINDHIA
JD(U)
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1999
23,728
23.82% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
JD(S)NARAYANAGOWDA
- Votes
- 24,436
- Vote share
- 24.53%
- Behind by
- 23,728
Electors
1,42,882
Total votes polled
99,604
Valid votes
99,604
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.7%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 99,604 valid votes
PGR SINDHIAJD(U)won
48,164
48.4%
NARAYANAGOWDAJD(S)
24,436
24.5%
MARILINGEGOWDAINC
23,653
23.8%
T DURGAIAHSYP
2,764
2.8%
RS NARASE GOWDAIND
587
0.6%
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.
