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, 2018
D K SHIVAKUMAR
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2018
79,909
42.93% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
JD(S)NARAYANA GOWDA
- Votes
- 47,643
- Vote share
- 25.59%
- Behind by
- 79,909
Electors
2,20,409
Total votes polled
1,86,152
Valid votes
1,86,152
NOTA votes
1,168
0.63% of votes polled
Turnout
84.5%
Full result, 2018
11 candidates · 1,86,152 valid votes
D K SHIVAKUMARINCwon
1,27,552
68.5%
NARAYANA GOWDAJD(S)
47,643
25.6%
NANDINI GOWDABJP
6,273
3.4%
N ARUN KUMARRMVP
1,095
0.6%
SHIVA KUMARA M.DIND
627
0.3%
K.V VISHWANATHIND
480
0.3%
B R PRAKASHAPPP
406
0.2%
NARAYANA GOWDAIND
284
0.1%
SHIVARENUKAIND
255
0.1%
MADAIAH K YIND
230
0.1%
PRADEEP KUMAR H LIND
139
0.1%
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.
