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, 2009
RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2009
42,404
6.53% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
INCPRAKASH KUBASING RATHOD
- Votes
- 2,66,535
- Vote share
- 41.03%
- Behind by
- 42,404
Electors
13,73,604
Total votes polled
6,49,631
Valid votes
6,49,631
NOTA votes
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Turnout
47.3%
Full result, 2009
10 candidates · 6,49,631 valid votes
RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGIBJPwon
3,08,939
47.6%
PRAKASH KUBASING RATHODINC
2,66,535
41.0%
ALMELKAR VILASABABU BASALINGAPPAJD(S)
33,177
5.1%
HARIJAN AMBANNA TUKARAMIND
13,021
2.0%
NARASAPPA TIPPANNA BANDIWADDARSKP
6,689
1.0%
KANAMADI SUDHAKAR MALLESHBSP
6,034
0.9%
SEVALAL SOMASHEKAR PURAPPAIND
4,633
0.7%
CHALAWADI RAMANNAIND
3,760
0.6%
ARAKERI NIRMALA SRINIVASIND
3,573
0.6%
LAMANI CHANDRAKANT ROOPSINGLJP
3,270
0.5%
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.
