SHORAPUR
Assembly seat no. 36 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | BJPNARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | 25,223 | 12.15% | 7 | 68.0% |
| 2018 | BJPNARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 22,568 | 11.44% | 9 | 73.4% |
| 2013 | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAYAK | JD(S)NARASIMHANAYAK (RAJUGOUDA) | 4,075 | 2.79% | 10 | 66.4% |
| 2008 | BJPNARASIMHA NAYAK(RAJU GOUDA) | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 4,581 | 3.58% | 11 | 59.1% |
| 20041973 boundaries | KNDPNARASHIMA NAYAK (RAJA GOUDA) | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | 2,875 | 2.55% | 5 | 59.9% |
| 19991973 boundaries | INCRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK | INDSHIVANNA MANGIHAL | 20,450 | 20.90% | 7 | 59.2% |
| 19941973 boundaries | KCPRAJA VENKATAPPA NAIK RAJA KUMAR NAIK | JDDIWAN SHIVANNA MANGIHAL | 5,659 | 6.34% | 6 | 59.4% |
| 19891973 boundaries | INCRAJA MADAN GOPAL NAYAK | JNPJPSHIVANNA MANGYAL | 12,389 | 16.39% | 4 | 55.5% |
| 19851973 boundaries | INCMADAN GOPAL NAIK | JNPSHIVANNA MANGIHAL | 1,173 | 2.09% | 8 | 52.2% |
| 19831973 boundaries | INCMADAN GOPAL NAIK | JNPRAJA PIDDA NAIK | 14,885 | 30.82% | 3 | 50.5% |
| 19781973 boundaries | INC(I)RAJA KUMAR NAIK | JNPRAJA PID NAIK | 6,740 | 15.09% | 3 | 53.5% |
Rows are matched by assembly constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







