TUMKUR
Constituency no. 19 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1977.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called TUMKUR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 7 results.
Winner, 2024
V. SOMANNA
BJP
Elections held
13
1977–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 6 of 13
Margin, 2024
1,75,594
13.47% of valid votes
Result, 2024
Runner-up
INCS.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA
- Votes
- 5,45,352
- Vote share
- 41.84%
- Behind by
- 1,75,594
Electors
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Total votes polled
13,03,451
Valid votes
13,03,451
NOTA votes
6,460
0.50% of votes polled
Turnout
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Full result, 2024
18 candidates · 13,03,451 valid votes
V. SOMANNABJPwon
7,20,946
55.3%
S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDAINC
5,45,352
41.8%
J.K. SAMIIND
6,775
0.5%
RAJASIMHA J. N.BSP
5,554
0.4%
S.N. SWAMYSUCI
4,591
0.4%
RANGANATHA. R.SIND
3,132
0.2%
MALLIKARJUNAIAHIND
1,880
0.1%
SIDDARAMEGOWDA T. BIND
1,646
0.1%
PRADEEP KUMAR DODDAMUDDEGOWDAKRSN
1,618
0.1%
H.L. MOHAN KUMARIND
893
0.1%
PRAKASH. R.A. JAININD
863
0.1%
NEELAKANTESHA. H SIND
719
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 | V. SOMANNA | BJP | 7,20,946 | 55.31% | S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA | 1,75,594 |
| 2019 | G. S. BASAVARAJ | BJP | 5,96,127 | 47.89% | H. D. DEVEGOWDA | 13,339 |
| 2014 | MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA.S.P. | INC | 4,29,868 | 39.03% | G.S.BASAVARAJ | 74,041 |
| 2009 | G.S. BASAVARAJ | BJP | 3,31,064 | 36.79% | MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA S.P. | 21,445 |
| 2004 | S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH | BJP | 3,03,016 | 35.08% | JAGADEESH D L | 2,351 |
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 TUMKUR constituency in 2024?
V. SOMANNA (BJP) won TUMKUR in 2024, by a margin of 1,75,594 votes.
Which party has won TUMKUR the most times?
BJP, with 6 of the 13 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has TUMKUR gone to the polls?
13 times, from 1977 to 2024.
Who has won TUMKUR the most times?
S. MALLIKARJUNAIAH, with 2 wins between 1991 and 2004.
