BIJAPUR
Constituency no. 4 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called BIJAPUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 1999
Basangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal)
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 13
Margin, 1999
36,639
5.13% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCGudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa
- Votes
- 3,12,177
- Vote share
- 43.71%
- Behind by
- 36,639
Electors
11,82,826
Total votes polled
7,14,224
Valid votes
7,14,224
NOTA votes
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Turnout
60.4%
Full result, 1999
4 candidates · 7,14,224 valid votes
Basangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal)BJPwon
3,48,816
48.8%
Gudadinni Laxmibai BasagondappaINC
3,12,177
43.7%
Loni Mallikarjun ShivalingappaJD(S)
38,398
5.4%
Akashi Basavaraj SangappaBSP
14,833
2.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RAMESH JIGAJINAGI | BJP | 6,72,781 | 51.91% | RAJU ALAGUR. | 77,229 |
| 2019 | JIGAJINAGI RAMESH CHANDAPPA | BJP | 6,35,867 | 57.22% | DR. SUNITA DEVANAND CHAVAN | 2,58,038 |
| 2014 | RAMESH JIGAJINAGI | BJP | 4,71,757 | 48.80% | PRAKASH RATHOD | 69,819 |
| 2009 | RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI | BJP | 3,08,939 | 47.56% | PRAKASH KUBASING RATHOD | 42,404 |
| 2004 | BASANAGOUDA R PATIL(YATNAL) | BJP | 3,44,905 | 43.67% | BASANAGOUDA SOMANAGOUDA PATIL (MANAGULI) | 37,533 |
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 BIJAPUR constituency in 2024?
RAMESH JIGAJINAGI (BJP) won BIJAPUR in 2024, by a margin of 77,229 votes.
Which party has won BIJAPUR the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has BIJAPUR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won BIJAPUR the most times?
RAMESH JIGAJINAGI, with 2 wins between 2014 and 2024.
