TARIKERE
Assembly seat no. 126 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
D S SURESH
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2018
11,687
7.81% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INDG H SRINIVASA
- Votes
- 33,253
- Vote share
- 22.23%
- Behind by
- 11,687
Electors
1,80,224
Total votes polled
1,49,593
Valid votes
1,49,593
NOTA votes
758
0.51% of votes polled
Turnout
83.0%
Full result, 2018
12 candidates · 1,49,593 valid votes
D S SURESHBJPwon
44,940
30.0%
G H SRINIVASAIND
33,253
22.2%
H M GOPIIND
29,663
19.8%
S M NAGARAJUINC
20,402
13.6%
T H SHIVASHANKARAPPAJD(S)
14,574
9.7%
KHALEELRPSN
2,096
1.4%
AKSHAY L BKPJP
1,236
0.8%
SRINATH SIND
751
0.5%
D C SURESHIND
693
0.5%
SADIQ PASHAIND
517
0.3%
KANTHARAJA N SIND
391
0.3%
MANJUNATH B SAIMEP
319
0.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | G.H. SRINIVASA | INC | 63,086 | 40.93% | D.S. SURESH | 12,131 |
| 2018 | D S SURESH | BJP | 44,940 | 30.04% | G H SRINIVASA | 11,687 |
| 2013 | G.H SRINIVASA | INC | 35,817 | 28.72% | D.S SURESH | 899 |
| 2008 | SURESH .D.S | BJP | 52,167 | 47.38% | T.V.SHIVASHANKARAPPA | 18,419 |
| 2004 | SHIVASHANKARAPPA T H | INC | 47,593 | 44.24% | OMKARAPPA H | 19,674 |
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 TARIKERE assembly constituency in 2023?
G.H. SRINIVASA (INC) won TARIKERE in 2023, by a margin of 12,131 votes.
Which party has won TARIKERE the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has TARIKERE gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won TARIKERE the most times?
H. R. RAJU, with 2 wins between 1983 and 1989.







