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, 2008
D.K.SHIVAKUMAR
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2008
7,179
5.10% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
JD(S)D.M.VISHWANATH
- Votes
- 60,917
- Vote share
- 43.24%
- Behind by
- 7,179
Electors
1,84,852
Total votes polled
1,40,873
Valid votes
1,40,873
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.2%
Full result, 2008
14 candidates · 1,40,873 valid votes
D.K.SHIVAKUMARINCwon
68,096
48.3%
D.M.VISHWANATHJD(S)
60,917
43.2%
S.M.HAMPAIAHBJP
3,340
2.4%
CHINNASWAMYBSP
2,845
2.0%
H.M.SHIVAKUMARIND
1,582
1.1%
S.S.SHANKARIND
1,216
0.9%
K.V.VISHWANATHIND
932
0.7%
H.T.CHIKKARAJUIND
470
0.3%
R.V.RAJESHIND
448
0.3%
B.S.MAHESH KUMARJD(U)
367
0.3%
RAMESHIND
186
0.1%
RAVI KUMARIND
171
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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.
