KANARA
Constituency no. 22 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 2004
ANANTHKUMAR HEGDE
BJP
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 2004
1,72,226
20.65% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
INCALVA MARGARET
- Votes
- 2,60,948
- Vote share
- 31.29%
- Behind by
- 1,72,226
Electors
12,07,373
Total votes polled
8,33,932
Valid votes
8,33,932
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.1%
Full result, 2004
7 candidates · 8,33,932 valid votes
ANANTHKUMAR HEGDEBJPwon
4,33,174
51.9%
ALVA MARGARETINC
2,60,948
31.3%
DEVARAYA NAIK GJD(S)
69,487
8.3%
NEERNALLI RAMAKRISHNJP
24,213
2.9%
JAYANT MUKUND TINAIKARKNDP
19,840
2.4%
MUTAGUPPI LAXMESH PUTTAIND
17,513
2.1%
AJEYA MADHAV SHANBHAGIND
8,757
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | ANANTHKUMAR HEGDE | BJP | 4,33,174 | 51.94% | ALVA MARGARET | 1,72,226 |
| 1999 | Alva Margaret | INC | 3,56,246 | 47.85% | Anant kumar | 10,591 |
| 1998 | ANANT KUMAR | BJP | 3,63,051 | 50.74% | ALVA MARGRET | 87,047 |
| 1996 | ANANT D. HEGDE | BJP | 2,76,311 | 42.92% | PRAMOD HEGDE | 55,896 |
| 1991 | NAIK G. DEVARAYA | INC | 1,71,436 | 35.53% | KARKI MANJUNATH | 29,964 |
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 KANARA constituency in 2004?
ANANTHKUMAR HEGDE (BJP) won KANARA in 2004, by a margin of 1,72,226 votes.
Which party has won KANARA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has KANARA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1977 to 2004.
Who has won KANARA the most times?
ANANTHKUMAR HEGDE, with 1 win between 2004 and 2004.
