KARKAL
Assembly seat no. 122 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BJPV SUNILL KUMAR | INCUDAYA SHETTY MUNIYAL | 4,602 | 2.93% | 9 | 81.3% |
| 2018 | BJPV. SUNIL KUMAR | INCGOPALA BHANDARY | 42,566 | 29.17% | 7 | 81.5% |
| 2013 | BJPV.SUNILL KUMAR | INCH.GOPAL BHANDARY | 4,254 | 3.26% | 9 | 81.0% |
| 2008 | INCH. GOPAL BHANDARY | BJPV. SUNIL KUMAR | 1,537 | 1.38% | 2 | 78.1% |
| 20041973 boundaries | BJPSUNIL KUMAR | INCGOPALA BHANDARI H | 9,795 | 9.99% | 4 | 73.7% |
| 19991973 boundaries | INCH GOPALA BHANDARY | BJPKP SHENOY | 20,734 | 26.21% | 3 | 67.0% |
| 19941973 boundaries | INCM. VEERAPPA MOILY | BJPK.P. SHENOY | 16,510 | 21.35% | 8 | 69.1% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCM. VEERAPPA MOILY | JDM. K. VIJAYA KUMAR | 18,780 | 25.91% | 6 | 66.5% |
| 19851973 boundaries | INCM. VEERAPPA MOILY | BJPM. K. VIJAYA KUMAR | 5,152 | 8.22% | 9 | 72.2% |
| 19831973 boundaries | INCVEERAPPA MOILY M. | BJPM. K. VIJAYAKUMAR | 5,904 | 11.70% | 4 | 68.6% |
| 19781973 boundaries | INC(I)M. VEERAPPA MOILY | JNPM. K. VIJAYAKUMAR | 8,956 | 16.62% | 6 | 76.3% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the KARKAL assembly constituency in 2023?
V SUNILL KUMAR (BJP) won KARKAL in 2023, by a margin of 4,602 votes.
Which party has won KARKAL the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KARKAL gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KARKAL the most times?
M. VEERAPPA MOILY, with 4 wins between 1978 and 1994.







