GULBARGA
Constituency no. 5 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called GULBARGA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 2024
RADHAKRISHNA
INC
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2024
27,205
2.08% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
BJPDR. UMESH G JADHAV
- Votes
- 6,25,116
- Vote share
- 47.70%
- Behind by
- 27,205
Electors
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Total votes polled
13,10,477
Valid votes
13,10,477
NOTA votes
8,429
0.64% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
14 candidates · 13,10,477 valid votes
RADHAKRISHNAINCwon
6,52,321
49.8%
DR. UMESH G JADHAVBJP
6,25,116
47.7%
HUCHESHWARA WATHAR GOURBSP
7,888
0.6%
SUNDARIND
3,677
0.3%
JYOTI RAMESH CHAVANIND
2,805
0.2%
SHARANAPPA (PINTU)IND
1,884
0.1%
TARABAI BHOVIIND
1,550
0.1%
RAMESH BHIMSING CHAVANIND
1,334
0.1%
ANAND SINNURIND
1,280
0.1%
NAGENDRA RAOUPP
1,226
0.1%
S.M.SHARMASUCI
1,144
0.1%
RAJKUMARBD
709
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 14. 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 | RADHAKRISHNA | INC | 6,52,321 | 49.78% | DR. UMESH G JADHAV | 27,205 |
| 2019 | DR. UMESH G JADHAV | BJP | 6,20,192 | 52.14% | MALLIKARJUN KHARGE | 95,452 |
| 2014 | MALLIKARJUN KHARGE | INC | 5,07,193 | 50.84% | REVUNAIK BELAMAGI | 74,733 |
| 2009 | MALLIKARJUN KHARGE | INC | 3,45,241 | 45.46% | REVUNAIK BELAMGI | 13,404 |
| 2004 | IQBAL AHMED SARADGI | INC | 3,12,601 | 37.76% | BASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAM | 57,471 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

