KANAKAPURA
Constituency no. 11 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called KANAKAPURA. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 1999
M.V.Chandrashekara Murthy
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 9
Margin, 1999
34,017
2.76% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
BJPM. Srinivas
- Votes
- 4,98,893
- Vote share
- 40.43%
- Behind by
- 34,017
Electors
21,10,629
Total votes polled
12,33,825
Valid votes
12,33,825
NOTA votes
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Turnout
58.5%
Full result, 1999
5 candidates · 12,33,825 valid votes
M.V.Chandrashekara MurthyINCwon
5,32,910
43.2%
M. SrinivasBJP
4,98,893
40.4%
H.D. KumaraswamyJD(S)
1,62,448
13.2%
VeerappaIND
33,322
2.7%
N.BrahmanandaIND
6,252
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | TEJASHWINI SEE RAMESH | INC | 5,84,238 | 37.63% | RAMACHANDRA GOWDA | 1,16,663 |
| 1999 | M.V.Chandrashekara Murthy | INC | 5,32,910 | 43.19% | M. Srinivas | 34,017 |
| 1998 | M.SRINIVAS | BJP | 4,70,387 | 39.00% | DR.D.PREMACHANDRA SAGAR | 16,441 |
| 1996 | H D KUMARASWAMY | JD | 4,40,444 | 42.11% | M V CHANDRASEEKHARA MURTHY | 1,07,404 |
| 1991 | M.V. CHANDRASHEKARA MURTHY | INC | 3,01,455 | 38.02% | RAMCHANDRA GOWDA | 33,463 |
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 KANAKAPURA constituency in 2004?
TEJASHWINI SEE RAMESH (INC) won KANAKAPURA in 2004, by a margin of 1,16,663 votes.
Which party has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KANAKAPURA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won KANAKAPURA the most times?
TEJASHWINI SEE RAMESH, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
