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KRISHNARAJ

Assembly seat no. 114 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.

Winner, 1994
A. RAMDAS
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1994
9,363
15.79% of valid votes

Result, 1994

Winner
Votes
28,190
Vote share
47.55%
Margin
9,363
Runner-up
JDM. VEDANTHA HEMMIGE
Votes
18,827
Vote share
31.76%
Behind by
9,363
Electors
1,07,707
Total votes polled
59,279
Valid votes
59,279
NOTA votes
Turnout
55.0%

Full result, 1994

18 candidates · 59,279 valid votes

1994 election →
A. RAMDASBJPwon
28,190
47.5%
M. VEDANTHA HEMMIGEJD
18,827
31.8%
K.N. SOMASUNDARAMINC
6,336
10.7%
KIRANIND
2,224
3.8%
S. SRINIVASA MURTHYJP
944
1.6%
M.P. SHANKARKCP
785
1.3%
V. DASAPPAIND
335
0.6%
K. GOPALASWAMYBSP
321
0.5%
T. HEMAVATHISP
294
0.5%
A.V. RAMAPRASADIND
203
0.3%
S. DWARAKIIND
201
0.3%
P. SRINIVASAIND
140
0.2%

Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.

Past results

Most recent 5 of 7 elections

View all 7
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2004SOMASHEKAR MKJD(S)25,43943.02%RAMDAS A3,394
1999A.RAMADASBJP29,81345.65%M. K.SOMASHEKAR9,752
1994A. RAMDASBJP28,19047.55%M. VEDANTHA HEMMIGE9,363
1989K. N. SOMASUNDARAMINC28,72250.74%VEDANTHA HEMMIGE9,732
1985VEDANT HEMMIGEJNP20,65748.37%SRIKANTA SHARMA6,692

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%17%35%52%70%1978198319851989199419992004Turnout

Winning margin

0%8%16%23%31%1978198319851989199419992004Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the KRISHNARAJ assembly constituency in 2004?

SOMASHEKAR MK (JD(S)) won KRISHNARAJ in 2004, by a margin of 3,394 votes.

Which party has won KRISHNARAJ the most times?

BJP, with 3 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.

How many times has KRISHNARAJ gone to the polls?

7 times, from 1978 to 2004.

Who has won KRISHNARAJ the most times?

SOMASHEKAR MK, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.

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