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, 2004
IQBAL AHMED SARADGI
INC
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2004
57,471
6.94% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPBASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAM
- Votes
- 2,55,130
- Vote share
- 30.82%
- Behind by
- 57,471
Electors
14,39,006
Total votes polled
8,27,894
Valid votes
8,27,894
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.5%
Full result, 2004
11 candidates · 8,27,894 valid votes
IQBAL AHMED SARADGIINCwon
3,12,601
37.8%
BASAWARAJ PATIL SEDAMBJP
2,55,130
30.8%
VITHAL HEROORJD(S)
1,89,100
22.8%
SURYAKANT NIMBALKARBSP
26,724
3.2%
SANGANNAIND
15,212
1.8%
ARUN KUMAR CHANDRASHEKARA PATILKNDP
7,157
0.9%
BHAGAVANREDDY BIND
6,749
0.8%
HAMID PASHA SARMASTMUL
4,268
0.5%
BASAWANTH RAO REVANSIDDAPPA SHEELWANTHAIFB
3,900
0.5%
SANDESH C BANDAKUSYP
3,671
0.4%
UMESH HAVANOORSP
3,382
0.4%
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







