SHORAPUR
Assembly seat no. 36 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 1999
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 1999
20,450
20.90% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INDSHIVANNA MANGIHAL
- Votes
- 24,901
- Vote share
- 25.45%
- Behind by
- 20,450
Electors
1,65,287
Total votes polled
97,852
Valid votes
97,852
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.2%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 97,852 valid votes
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIKINCwon
45,351
46.4%
SHIVANNA MANGIHALIND
24,901
25.4%
RAJA MADANGOPAL NAIKIND
20,195
20.6%
J.VENUGOPALBJP
4,273
4.4%
NINGANNA CHINCHODIJD(S)
1,946
2.0%
GHANSHAMDAS TIWARIIND
945
1.0%
APPA SABBSP
241
0.3%
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
