SOMWARPET
Assembly seat no. 128 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1999
APPACHU RANJAN M.P.
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 7
Margin, 1999
3,573
3.90% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INDJEEVIJAYA
- Votes
- 32,195
- Vote share
- 35.17%
- Behind by
- 3,573
Electors
1,30,113
Total votes polled
91,529
Valid votes
91,529
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 1999
7 candidates · 91,529 valid votes
APPACHU RANJAN M.P.BJPwon
35,768
39.1%
JEEVIJAYAIND
32,195
35.2%
K.P. CHANDRAKALAINC
20,730
22.6%
CHINNAPPA R.K.JD(S)
1,675
1.8%
KALIVEERA J SRIDHARABSP
607
0.7%
H.D. JAVARAIAHIND
443
0.5%
MARGARATE D SOZA (MAGGI)IND
111
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | JIVIJAYA BA | INC | 46,560 | 44.27% | APPACHURANJAN | 2,797 |
| 1999 | APPACHU RANJAN M.P. | BJP | 35,768 | 39.08% | JEEVIJAYA | 3,573 |
| 1994 | APPACHW RANJAN M.P. | BJP | 33,195 | 35.81% | JEEVIJAYA B.A. | 1,928 |
| 1989 | A. M. BELYAPPA | INC | 38,250 | 44.34% | B. B. SHIVAPPA | 19,146 |
| 1985 | B. A. JIVIJAYA | JNP | 38,248 | 50.08% | A. M. BELLIAPPA | 6,039 |
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 SOMWARPET assembly constituency in 2004?
JIVIJAYA BA (INC) won SOMWARPET in 2004, by a margin of 2,797 votes.
Which party has won SOMWARPET the most times?
INC, with 2 of the 7 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has SOMWARPET gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1978 to 2004.
Who has won SOMWARPET the most times?
B. A. JIVIJAYA, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1985.
