KANARA
Constituency no. 22 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1977.
Every election in this seat
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Margin | Margin % | Candidates | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | BJPANANTHKUMAR HEGDE | INCALVA MARGARET | 1,72,226 | 20.65% | 7 | 69.1% |
| 1999 | INCAlva Margaret | BJPAnant kumar | 10,591 | 1.42% | 5 | 67.6% |
| 1998 | BJPANANT KUMAR | INCALVA MARGRET | 87,047 | 12.17% | 7 | 65.9% |
| 1996 | BJPANANT D. HEGDE | JDPRAMOD HEGDE | 55,896 | 8.68% | 9 | 60.3% |
| 1991 | INCNAIK G. DEVARAYA | BJPKARKI MANJUNATH | 29,964 | 6.21% | 4 | 49.8% |
| 1989 | INCDEVARAY NAIK G | JDANANT NAG | 31,568 | 4.99% | 10 | 65.2% |
| 1984 | INCG. DEVARAY NAIK | JNPG. S. HEGDE AJJIBAL | 49,198 | 10.43% | 6 | 64.4% |
| 1980 | INC(I)NAIK DEVARAY G. | JNPDESHPANDE RAGHUNATH VISHWANATHRAO | 1,16,700 | 28.14% | 4 | 59.6% |
| 1977 | INCKADAM BALSU PURSU | BLDRAMAKRISHNA HEGDE | 34,394 | 9.08% | 4 | 64.9% |
Rows are matched by constituency name within the state, so a seat that survived a delimitation keeps one continuous page. Where a year’s boundaries differ from the present ones the row says so — the name is the same, the territory is not.
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.







