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SORAB

Assembly seat no. 116 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.

Winner, 2018
S.KUMARA BANGARAPPA
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
13,286
8.51% of valid votes

Result, 2018

Winner
Votes
72,091
Vote share
46.15%
Margin
13,286
Runner-up
JD(S)S.MADHU BANGARAPPA
Votes
58,805
Vote share
37.65%
Behind by
13,286
Electors
1,82,035
Total votes polled
1,56,194
Valid votes
1,56,194
NOTA votes
1,039
0.67% of votes polled
Turnout
85.8%

Full result, 2018

8 candidates · 1,56,194 valid votes

2018 election →
S.KUMARA BANGARAPPABJPwon
72,091
46.1%
S.MADHU BANGARAPPAJD(S)
58,805
37.6%
RAJU. M. TALLURUINC
21,721
13.9%
ASADULLA T.K (ASOOD)AIMEP
748
0.5%
SHAKUNTHALA SHIVAMURTHYGOWDAIND
739
0.5%
PRAKASH SHIVAPPA TALAVARA.IND
416
0.3%
J.S CHIDANANDA GOWDA JEDAGERIIND
346
0.2%
H.B.GANGADHARAPPA. HUNAVALLISWI
289
0.2%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 11 elections

View all 11
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2023MADHU BANGARAPPAINC98,91260.30%S. KUMARA BANGARAPPA44,262
2018S.KUMARA BANGARAPPABJP72,09146.15%S.MADHU BANGARAPPA13,286
2013S.MADHU BANGARAPPAJD(S)58,54141.47%H.HALAPPA21,225
2008H. HALAPPABJP53,55243.36%S. KUMARA BANGARAPPA21,053
2004KUMAR BANGARAPPA SINC44,67743.43%MADHU BANGARAPPA S11,929

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%24%48%72%96%19781983198519891994199920042008201320182023Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%47%19781983198519891994199920042008201320182023Margin

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the SORAB assembly constituency in 2023?

MADHU BANGARAPPA (INC) won SORAB in 2023, by a margin of 44,262 votes.

Which party has won SORAB the most times?

INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.

How many times has SORAB gone to the polls?

11 times, from 1978 to 2023.

Who has won SORAB the most times?

S. BANGARAPPA, with 5 wins between 1978 and 1994.

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