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, 2019
A NARAYANASWAMY
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 13
Margin, 2019
80,178
6.44% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCB N CHANDRAPPA
- Votes
- 5,46,017
- Vote share
- 43.82%
- Behind by
- 80,178
Electors
17,60,633
Total votes polled
12,45,950
Valid votes
12,45,950
NOTA votes
4,368
0.35% of votes polled
Turnout
70.8%
Full result, 2019
19 candidates · 12,45,950 valid votes
A NARAYANASWAMYBJPwon
6,26,195
50.3%
B N CHANDRAPPAINC
5,46,017
43.8%
MAHANTHESH C UBSP
8,907
0.7%
N T VIJAYAKUMARIND
8,707
0.7%
NIRANJANA A D CHEELANGIASP
7,773
0.6%
LOKESHA M KIND
7,026
0.6%
L VENUGOPALIND
6,379
0.5%
L RANGAPPA (RTD.DDPI)IND
4,312
0.3%
DEVENDRAPPAUPJP
4,280
0.3%
C H NARAYANASWAMYIND
3,802
0.3%
RAMESHA VIND
2,721
0.2%
V S BHUTHARAJAIND
2,464
0.2%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
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
