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, 2013
D.K. SHIVAKUMAR
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2013
31,424
17.84% of valid votes
Result, 2013
Runner-up
JD(S)P.G.R SINDHIA
- Votes
- 68,583
- Vote share
- 38.93%
- Behind by
- 31,424
Electors
2,10,997
Total votes polled
1,76,151
Valid votes
1,76,151
NOTA votes
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Turnout
83.5%
Full result, 2013
13 candidates · 1,76,151 valid votes
D.K. SHIVAKUMARINCwon
1,00,007
56.8%
P.G.R SINDHIAJD(S)
68,583
38.9%
B.NAGARAJUBJP
1,807
1.0%
MALLIKARJUNAIAHBSP
1,345
0.8%
KALAIAHBDBRAJP
1,178
0.7%
SHIVARENUKAIND
699
0.4%
K.V. VISHWANATHIND
638
0.4%
M.GOVINDARAJUBSRCP
453
0.3%
RAMESH D.CIND
422
0.2%
M.MADHUKJP
357
0.2%
RAMESHIND
280
0.2%
K. PUTTA MADEGOWDAIND
211
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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.
