KANARA
Constituency no. 22 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Winner, 1989
DEVARAY NAIK G
INC
Elections held
9
1977–2004
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1989
31,568
4.99% of valid votes
Result, 1989
Runner-up
JDANANT NAG
- Votes
- 2,09,003
- Vote share
- 33.03%
- Behind by
- 31,568
Electors
9,70,866
Total votes polled
6,32,713
Valid votes
6,32,713
NOTA votes
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Turnout
65.2%
Full result, 1989
10 candidates · 6,32,713 valid votes
DEVARAY NAIK GINCwon
2,40,571
38.0%
ANANT NAGJD
2,09,003
33.0%
PATTEKAR BASANNA NAGESHKRS
80,566
12.7%
SHIVRAM KARANTHIND
58,902
9.3%
NAIK BHAIRAV DASJNPJP
23,616
3.7%
DHARASHWAR MANJUNATH SHRIDHARIND
9,352
1.5%
NAIK VASU KANNAIND
4,155
0.7%
KRISHNA VASU NAIKIND
3,217
0.5%
NAIK DAKAPPA NAGAPPAIND
1,754
0.3%
KESHAV DURGAPPA NAIKIND
1,577
0.3%
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.
