KOLAR
Constituency no. 28 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called KOLAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2024
M. MALLESH BABU
JD(S)
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 9 of 13
Margin, 2024
71,388
5.27% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCK V GOWTHAM
- Votes
- 6,20,093
- Vote share
- 45.76%
- Behind by
- 71,388
Electors
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Total votes polled
13,55,228
Valid votes
13,55,228
NOTA votes
5,831
0.43% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
18 candidates · 13,55,228 valid votes
M. MALLESH BABUJD(S)won
6,91,481
51.0%
K V GOWTHAMINC
6,20,093
45.8%
SUMAN H NIND
6,487
0.5%
HOLUR SRINIVASAIND
6,163
0.5%
S B SURESHABSP
4,732
0.3%
K R DEVARAJADJPH
4,597
0.3%
DR M. VENKATASWAMYIND
3,354
0.2%
R RANJITHKUMARIND
2,118
0.2%
S N NARAYANASWAMY VIND
1,985
0.1%
D GOPALAKRISHNASPI
1,669
0.1%
DEVARAJA A ALUSURUDINNEUPP
1,354
0.1%
M S BADARINARAYANAIND
1,116
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 18. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | M. MALLESH BABU | JD(S) | 6,91,481 | 51.02% | K V GOWTHAM | 71,388 |
| 2019 | S. MUNISWAMY | BJP | 7,09,165 | 56.35% | K.H. MUNIYAPPA | 2,10,021 |
| 2014 | K.H.MUNIYAPPA | INC | 4,18,926 | 37.16% | KOLAR KESAVA | 47,850 |
| 2009 | K.H.MUNIYAPPA | INC | 3,44,771 | 37.18% | D.S.VEERAIAH | 23,006 |
| 2004 | K.H. MUNIYAPPA | INC | 3,85,582 | 42.41% | VEERAIAH D S | 11,635 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above