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Assembly constituency 184 · Karnataka

Kanakapura is assembly constituency number 184 in Karnataka, in Bangalore Rural district, and one of the segments of the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election D K Shivakumar of the Indian National Congress won with 75.0% of the vote, 1,22,392 votes ahead of B Nagaraju (JD(S)).

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Kanakapura · 2023AC 184
  1. 01
    D K Shivakumar
    INC
    1,43,023
    75.03%
  2. 02
    B Nagaraju
    JD(S)
    20,631
    10.82%
  3. 03
    R Ashoka
    BJP
    19,753
    10.36%
  4. 04
    Manmohan Raj K N
    UPJP
    1,258
    0.66%
  5. 05
    E Puttaraju
    AAP
    1,144
    0.60%
  6. 10 other candidates · 4,052 votesNOTA · 762 (0.40%)

Margin 1,22,392 votes · 64.21% of valid votes

2,24,987
Registered electors
2023 election
85.0%
Turnout
+1.3 pts vs 2018
1,22,392
Victory margin
64.2% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,623 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kanakapura 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1D K ShivakumarMale · 60 yrsINC1,43,023
75.03%
2B NagarajuMale · 59 yrsJD(S)20,631
10.82%
3R AshokaMale · 65 yrsBJP19,753
10.36%
4Manmohan Raj K NMale · 26 yrsUPJP1,258
0.66%
5E PuttarajuMale · 51 yrsAAP1,144
0.60%
6Krishna N MMale · 45 yrs · SCBSP1,083
0.57%
—NOTANOTA762
0.40%
7KempegowdaMale · 39 yrsNBHS604
0.32%
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8ShivarenukaMale · 58 yrsIndependent512
0.27%
9Krs Prashanth HosadurgaMale · 42 yrs · SCKRS397
0.21%
10Nallahalli SrinivasMale · 29 yrsIndependent310
0.16%
11Shridhara K RMale · 32 yrsRPPRINAT296
0.16%
12MallikarjunaiahMale · 48 yrs · SCIndependent288
0.15%
13Shadakshari A NMale · 45 yrsIndependent236
0.12%
14Sunil KumarMale · 29 yrsIndependent179
0.09%
15Nagaraju S JMale · 39 yrsIndependent147
0.08%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%80%2008201320182023INC 75.0%JD(S) 10.8%BJP 10.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023D K ShivakumarINC · 75.0% · margin 1,22,392Turnout85.0%
2018D K ShivakumarINC · 68.5% · margin 79,909Turnout83.7%
2013D.K. ShivakumarINC · 56.8% · margin 31,424Turnout83.6%
2008D.k.shivakumarINC · 48.3% · margin 7,179Turnout76.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Kanakapura result 2018

Kanakapura 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1D K ShivakumarINC1,27,552
68.52%
2Narayana GowdaJD(S)47,643
25.59%
3Nandini GowdaBJP6,273
3.37%
—NOTANOTA1,168
0.63%
4N Arun KumarRMVP1,095
0.59%
5Shiva Kumara M.dIndependent627
0.34%
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6K.v VishwanathIndependent480
0.26%
7B R PrakashaPPRP406
0.22%
8Narayana GowdaIndependent284
0.15%
9ShivarenukaIndependent255
0.14%
10Madaiah K YIndependent230
0.12%
11Pradeep Kumar H LIndependent139
0.07%

Kanakapura result 2013

Kanakapura 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1D.K. ShivakumarINC1,00,007
56.77%
2P.g.r SindhiaJD(S)68,583
38.93%
3B.nagarajuBJP1,807
1.03%
4MallikarjunaiahBSP1,345
0.76%
5KalaiahBDBRAJP1,178
0.67%
6ShivarenukaIndependent699
0.40%
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7K.V. VishwanathIndependent638
0.36%
8M.govindarajuBSRCP453
0.26%
9Ramesh D.cIndependent422
0.24%
10M.madhuKJP357
0.20%
11RameshIndependent280
0.16%
12K. Putta MadegowdaIndependent211
0.12%
13J. NatarajuIndependent171
0.10%

Kanakapura result 2008

Kanakapura 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1D.k.shivakumarINC68,096
48.34%
2D.m.vishwanathJD(S)60,917
43.24%
3S.m.hampaiahBJP3,340
2.37%
4ChinnaswamyBSP2,845
2.02%
5H.m.shivakumarIndependent1,582
1.12%
6S.s.shankarIndependent1,216
0.86%
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7K.v.vishwanathIndependent932
0.66%
8H.t.chikkarajuIndependent470
0.33%
9R.v.rajeshIndependent448
0.32%
10B.s.mahesh KumarJD(U)367
0.26%
11RameshIndependent186
0.13%
12Ravi KumarIndependent171
0.12%
13D.c.rameshIndependent154
0.11%
14RaviIndependent149
0.11%
Map

Kanakapura outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Bangalore Rural district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Kanakapura is one of the assembly segments of Bangalore Rural. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Bangalore Rural candidates.

  • D K SureshINC1,08,980 55.8%
  • Dr C N ManjunathBJP83,303 42.7%
  • Abhishek KUPJP970 0.5%
  • Suresh M NIndependent440 0.2%
  • Hemavathi KSUCI260 0.1%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 25,677 EVM votes.

Open Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Kanakapura.

Who won the Kanakapura assembly seat in 2023?

D K Shivakumar of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kanakapura in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,43,023 votes, which was 75.03% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kanakapura?

The margin was 1,22,392 votes (64.21% of valid votes). The runner-up was B Nagaraju of the Janata Dal (Secular) with 20,631 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kanakapura in 2023?

Turnout was 85.04%: 1,91,323 of 2,24,987 registered electors voted, across 297 polling stations. That is 1.3 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanakapura part of?

Kanakapura is an assembly segment of the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, D K Suresh got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kanakapura a reserved constituency?

No. Kanakapura is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Kanakapura?

The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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