DAVANGERE
Constituency no. 6 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called DAVANGERE. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 1998
SHAMANUR SHIVA SHANKARAPPA
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
11,332
1.39% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPG.MALLIKARJUNAPPA
- Votes
- 3,32,372
- Vote share
- 40.82%
- Behind by
- 11,332
Electors
11,81,787
Total votes polled
8,14,241
Valid votes
8,14,241
NOTA votes
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Turnout
68.9%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 8,14,241 valid votes
SHAMANUR SHIVA SHANKARAPPAINCwon
3,43,704
42.2%
G.MALLIKARJUNAPPABJP
3,32,372
40.8%
S.H. PATELJD
99,334
12.2%
NINGAPPA S.KTVP
32,731
4.0%
YOGISHRAO SHINDHEIND
2,363
0.3%
SRINIVASAIND
1,640
0.2%
BHOPALA NAIKIND
1,254
0.1%
S.SHARANAPPAIND
843
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | G.M. SIDDESWARA | BJP | 3,70,499 | 40.70% | MALLIKARJUN S S | 32,676 |
| 1999 | G.Mallikarjunappa | BJP | 3,98,969 | 46.93% | Shamanur Shivashankarappa | 16,269 |
| 1998 | SHAMANUR SHIVA SHANKARAPPA | INC | 3,43,704 | 42.21% | G.MALLIKARJUNAPPA | 11,332 |
| 1996 | G MALLIKARJUNAPPA | BJP | 2,68,962 | 36.81% | S H PATEL | 97,087 |
| 1991 | CHANNAIAH ODEYAR | INC | 2,37,542 | 39.85% | S.A. RABINDRANATH | 455 |
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 DAVANGERE constituency in 2004?
G.M. SIDDESWARA (BJP) won DAVANGERE in 2004, by a margin of 32,676 votes.
Which party has won DAVANGERE the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DAVANGERE gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won DAVANGERE the most times?
CHANNAIAH ODEYAR, with 3 wins between 1984 and 1991.
