CHITRADURGA
Constituency no. 18 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called CHITRADURGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
Shashi Kumar
JD(U)
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 1999
11,178
1.34% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCC.P.Mudalagiriyappa
- Votes
- 3,59,615
- Vote share
- 43.23%
- Behind by
- 11,178
Electors
11,77,238
Total votes polled
8,31,807
Valid votes
8,31,807
NOTA votes
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Turnout
70.7%
Full result, 1999
3 candidates · 8,31,807 valid votes
Shashi KumarJD(U)won
3,70,793
44.6%
C.P.MudalagiriyappaINC
3,59,615
43.2%
T.J. MariyappaJD(S)
1,01,399
12.2%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL | BJP | 6,84,890 | 50.10% | B.N.CHANDRAPPA | 48,121 |
| 2019 | A NARAYANASWAMY | BJP | 6,26,195 | 50.26% | B N CHANDRAPPA | 80,178 |
| 2014 | B.N.CHANDRAPPA | INC | 4,67,511 | 42.64% | JANARDHANA SWAMY | 1,01,291 |
| 2009 | JANARDHANA SWAMY | BJP | 3,70,920 | 44.37% | DR. B THIPPESWAMY | 1,35,571 |
| 2004 | N.Y. HANUMANTHAPPA | INC | 3,22,609 | 35.11% | KODANDARAMAIAH P | 37,460 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
