SHORAPUR
Assembly seat no. 36 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2023
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2023
25,223
12.15% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPNARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA)
- Votes
- 88,336
- Vote share
- 42.57%
- Behind by
- 25,223
Electors
3,05,191
Total votes polled
2,07,530
Valid votes
2,07,530
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.0%
Full result, 2023
8 candidates · 2,07,530 valid votes
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIKINCwon
1,13,559
54.7%
NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA)BJP
88,336
42.6%
SHRAVANAKUMAR NAYAKJD(S)
1,544
0.7%
R. MANJUNATH NAYAKAAAP
1,348
0.7%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
1,259
0.6%
VENKATAPPA NAYAK CHANDRASHEKHAR NAYAKIND
765
0.4%
SHASHIKUMARIND
370
0.2%
ASHOK LAXMANIND
349
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | INC | 1,13,559 | 54.72% | NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | 25,223 |
| 2018 | NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | BJP | 1,04,426 | 52.96% | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 22,568 |
| 2013 | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAYAK | INC | 65,033 | 44.48% | NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | 4,075 |
| 2008 | NARASIMHA NAYAK(RAJU GOUDA) | BJP | 60,542 | 47.37% | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 4,581 |
| 2004 | NARASHIMA NAYAK (RAJA GOUDA) | KNDP | 43,608 | 38.63% | RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 2,875 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above