VITTAL
Assembly seat no. 139 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1978.
Winner, 1983
A. RUKMAYYA POOJARI
BJP
Elections held
7
1978–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 7
Margin, 1983
7,498
12.76% of valid votes
Result, 1983
Runner-up
INCB. SHIVARAMA SHETTY
- Votes
- 14,779
- Vote share
- 25.14%
- Behind by
- 7,498
Electors
81,606
Total votes polled
58,784
Valid votes
58,784
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.0%
Full result, 1983
6 candidates · 58,784 valid votes
A. RUKMAYYA POOJARIBJPwon
22,277
37.9%
B. SHIVARAMA SHETTYINC
14,779
25.1%
C. ABDUL HAMEEDIND
13,080
22.3%
B. V. KAKKILLAYACPI
7,160
12.2%
THUKRAPPA MEREIND
1,398
2.4%
SURYANARAYANA PANJAJEIND
90
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PADMANABHA KOTTARI | BJP | 60,250 | 48.01% | IBRAHIM KM | 391 |
| 1999 | KM IBRAHIM | INC | 54,268 | 50.17% | A RUKMAYA POOJARI | 2,175 |
| 1994 | A. RUKMAYA POOJARY | BJP | 41,627 | 43.47% | H. RAMAYYA NAIK | 7,120 |
| 1989 | A. RUKMAYYA POOJARY | BJP | 27,846 | 31.99% | K. P. ABDULLA | 6,682 |
| 1985 | B. A. UMMARABBA | INC | 31,017 | 45.45% | A. RUKMAYYA POOJARY | 7,539 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
