SIRUGUPPA
Assembly seat no. 92 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
M.S. SOMALINGAPPA
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
21,271
13.98% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCB. MURALI KRISHNA
- Votes
- 61,275
- Vote share
- 40.27%
- Behind by
- 21,271
Electors
1,99,425
Total votes polled
1,52,151
Valid votes
1,52,151
NOTA votes
1,997
1.31% of votes polled
Turnout
76.3%
Full result, 2018
8 candidates · 1,52,151 valid votes
M.S. SOMALINGAPPABJPwon
82,546
54.3%
B. MURALI KRISHNAINC
61,275
40.3%
HOSAMANE B. MARUTHIJD(S)
2,482
1.6%
B.M.VENKATESHA NAYAKAIND
1,274
0.8%
B. SREENIVASIND
956
0.6%
DODDA YALLAPPAAIMEP
813
0.5%
PARASHU RAMAIND
468
0.3%
M.H.VEERESHAPPA HUNASEMARADAVARUAIFB
340
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | B. M. NAGARAJA | INC | 90,862 | 54.05% | M. S. SOMALINGAPPA | 37,032 |
| 2018 | M.S. SOMALINGAPPA | BJP | 82,546 | 54.25% | B. MURALI KRISHNA | 21,271 |
| 2013 | B.M. NAGARAJA | INC | 65,490 | 51.66% | M.S. SOMALINGAPPA | 21,814 |
| 2008 | SOMALINGAPPA M.S | BJP | 43,359 | 37.70% | NAGARAJ B.M. | 4,824 |
| 2004 | SOMALINGAPPA M S | BJP | 49,160 | 34.77% | CHEDRASHEKARAIAH TM | 6,316 |
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 SIRUGUPPA assembly constituency in 2023?
B. M. NAGARAJA (INC) won SIRUGUPPA in 2023, by a margin of 37,032 votes.
Which party has won SIRUGUPPA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has SIRUGUPPA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won SIRUGUPPA the most times?
M. SHANKAR REDDY, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1999.
