KOLAR
Assembly seat no. 148 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Karnataka also has a Lok Sabha constituency called KOLAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 13 results.
Winner, 1999
K SRINIVASA GOWDA KUDAVANHALLI
JD(U)
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 11
Margin, 1999
21,013
19.56% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCNASEER AHMED
- Votes
- 38,004
- Vote share
- 35.37%
- Behind by
- 21,013
Electors
1,49,822
Total votes polled
1,07,451
Valid votes
1,07,451
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.7%
Full result, 1999
8 candidates · 1,07,451 valid votes
K SRINIVASA GOWDA KUDAVANHALLIJD(U)won
59,017
54.9%
NASEER AHMEDINC
38,004
35.4%
K A NISAR AHMEDIND
4,082
3.8%
K R SRINIVASAIAHIND
2,816
2.6%
P H NAGARAJAJD(S)
2,526
2.4%
KATAMMAIND
455
0.4%
K SREENIVASAGOWDA RYOTAIND
340
0.3%
SUHAIL DIL NAWAZBSP
211
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | KOTHUR.G. MANJUNATHA | INC | 83,990 | 43.56% | C.M.R. SRINATH | 30,761 |
| 2018 | K.SRINIVASA GOWDA | JD(S) | 82,788 | 46.22% | SYED ZAMEER PASHA | 44,251 |
| 2013 | R. VATHUR PRAKASH | IND | 62,957 | 38.51% | K. SRINIVASA GOWDA | 12,591 |
| 2008 | R.VARTHUR PRAKASH | IND | 66,446 | 52.45% | K.SRINIVASAGOWDA | 21,029 |
| 2004 | SRINIVASA GOWDA K | INC | 54,755 | 48.69% | ANAND M S | 23,751 |
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 KOLAR assembly constituency in 2023?
KOTHUR.G. MANJUNATHA (INC) won KOLAR in 2023, by a margin of 30,761 votes.
Which party has won KOLAR the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KOLAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KOLAR the most times?
K. R. SRINIVASAIAH, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1985.







