SHORAPUR
Assembly seat no. 36 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA)
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
22,568
11.44% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK
- Votes
- 81,858
- Vote share
- 41.51%
- Behind by
- 22,568
Electors
2,68,678
Total votes polled
1,97,196
Valid votes
1,97,196
NOTA votes
1,720
0.87% of votes polled
Turnout
73.4%
Full result, 2018
9 candidates · 1,97,196 valid votes
NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA)BJPwon
1,04,426
53.0%
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIKINC
81,858
41.5%
RAJA KRISHNAPPA NAYAKJD(S)
4,796
2.4%
RAJA RAMAPPA NAYAK (JEJI)AIMEP
1,513
0.8%
YAMANAPPAIND
795
0.4%
ANILKUMARIND
772
0.4%
HANAMANTRAYAIND
594
0.3%
GOPALIND
387
0.2%
CHANDRAKANTHIND
335
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the SHORAPUR assembly constituency in 2023?
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK (INC) won SHORAPUR in 2023, by a margin of 25,223 votes.
Which party has won SHORAPUR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has SHORAPUR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won SHORAPUR the most times?
RAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK, with 2 wins between 1999 and 2023.
