Winner — 1985
A closely fought contest. G. NARAYANA KUMAR won with a 2.8% margin.
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. NARAYANA KUMAR | Janata | 37,990 | 42.1% |
| 2 | SOUKAT KURESHI | INC | 35,484 | 39.4% |
| 3 | M. C. ASWATHANARAYANA | BJP | 7,215 | 8.0% |
| 4 | L. KUMARA SWAMY | Lok Dal | 2,936 | 3.3% |
| 5 | D. KRISHANAPPA | IND | 2,365 | 2.6% |
| 6 | P. WINCENT | IND | 1,565 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SATTAR SHERIEF | IND | 948 | 1.1% |
| 8 | B. T. CHANDRA SHEKAR | IND | 365 | 0.4% |
| 9 | C. D. JOHN | IND | 313 | 0.3% |
| 10 | S. VENKATESHALU | IND | 144 | 0.2% |
| 11 | S. MUDDU | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 12 | C. GANGANNA GOWDA | IND | 119 | 0.1% |
| 13 | P. HAGARAJA | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 14 | S. D. NAGARAJ | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 15 | RAJAGOPAL | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KEMPANNA | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 17 | V. R. RAJASHEKARA KASAVE | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SADHU RANGAPPA | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ABDUL RASHEED | IND | 48 | 0.1% |
| 20 | B. SHIVA SHANKAR | IND | 43 | 0.1% |
| 21 | B. S. PARAMA SHIVAIAH | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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9 locationsCarved stones near the temple of the Gramdeva
Carved stones near the temple of the Gramdeva
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