SANTHEMARAHALLI
Assembly seat no. 119 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1989
K. SIDDAIAH
INC
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1989
17,756
25.24% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
JDA. R. KRISHNAMURTHY
- Votes
- 22,310
- Vote share
- 31.71%
- Behind by
- 17,756
Electors
1,08,192
Total votes polled
70,356
Valid votes
70,356
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.0%
Full result, 1989
9 candidates · 70,356 valid votes
K. SIDDAIAHINCwon
40,066
57.0%
A. R. KRISHNAMURTHYJD
22,310
31.7%
B. P. PUTTABUDDIJNPJP
4,264
6.1%
R. KRISHNAIND
1,683
2.4%
KEREHALLI DEVAIAHBJP
765
1.1%
B. LINGAIAHIND
451
0.6%
D. THIMMAIAHIND
316
0.5%
N. BASAVANNAIND
301
0.4%
K. RAVINDRANATHIND
200
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | DHRUVANARAYANA R | INC | 40,752 | 42.77% | KRISHNA MURTHY AR | 1 |
| 1999 | A.R.KRISHNAMURTHY | JD(U) | 33,977 | 41.85% | R.DHRUVANANARAYANA | 5,906 |
| 1994 | A.R. KRISHNAMURTHY | JD | 39,905 | 48.12% | T. GOPAL | 12,253 |
| 1989 | K. SIDDAIAH | INC | 40,066 | 56.95% | A. R. KRISHNAMURTHY | 17,756 |
| 1985 | B. RACHAIAH | JNP | 31,519 | 51.67% | M. SHIVANNA | 5,370 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
