DHARWAD NORTH
Constituency no. 24 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 2004
PRALHAD JOSHI
BJP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 9
Margin, 2004
83,078
10.25% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCB S PATIL
- Votes
- 3,02,006
- Vote share
- 37.26%
- Behind by
- 83,078
Electors
12,50,578
Total votes polled
8,10,552
Valid votes
8,10,552
NOTA votes
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Turnout
64.8%
Full result, 2004
8 candidates · 8,10,552 valid votes
PRALHAD JOSHIBJPwon
3,85,084
47.5%
B S PATILINC
3,02,006
37.3%
SHAGOTI CHIKKAPPA NINGAPPAJD(S)
52,572
6.5%
JAGADGURU MATE MAHADEVIKNDP
27,616
3.4%
BADNI HEMARAJ ADIVEPPAIND
16,301
2.0%
BAKKAI LAXMAN CHANDRAPPABSP
12,987
1.6%
KUSUGAL CHANNA BASAPPA SHIDDABASAPPAIND
8,582
1.1%
PROF. ASHOK BADIGERSP
5,404
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | PRALHAD JOSHI | BJP | 3,85,084 | 47.51% | B S PATIL | 83,078 |
| 1999 | Vijay Sankeshwar | BJP | 3,45,197 | 47.95% | Veeranna A.Mattikatti | 41,602 |
| 1998 | VIJAY SANKESHWAR | BJP | 3,39,660 | 50.15% | D.K.NAIKAR | 1,29,201 |
| 1996 | VIJAY SANKESHWAR | BJP | 2,28,572 | 39.14% | MUNAVALLI SHANKARANNA ISHWARAPPA | 40,351 |
| 1991 | D.K. NAIKAR | INC | 1,57,682 | 33.26% | BELLAD CHANDRAKANT | 21,791 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
