Bangalore Rural, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Bangalore Rural (Karnataka) was won by D.K. Suresh (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 206,870 votes over Ashwathnarayangowda. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, from 2009 to 2019.

Full Election History, 2009–2019

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Margin
2009	H.D.Kumaraswamy	Janata Dal (Secular)	493,302	44.7%	C. P. Yogeeshwara (Bharatiya Janata Party)	130,275 (11.8 pts)
2014	D K Suresh	Indian National Congress	652,723	44.9%	Muniraju Gowda . P (Bharatiya Janata Party)	231,480 (15.9 pts)
2019	D.K. Suresh	Indian National Congress	878,258	54.6%	Ashwathnarayangowda (Bharatiya Janata Party)	206,870 (12.8 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

2009

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
H.D.Kumaraswamy	Janata Dal (Secular)	493,302	44.7%
C. P. Yogeeshwara	Bharatiya Janata Party	363,027	32.9%
Tejasvini Gowda	Indian National Congress	192,822	17.5%
Mohamed Hafeez Ullah	Bahujan Samaj Party	12,909	1.2%
T.M.Manchegowda	Independent	10,739	1.0%
D.Kumaraswamy	Independent	7,427	0.7%
C.Thopaiah	Janata Dal (United)	5,103	0.5%
K.Puttamadegowda	Independent	3,817	0.3%
Dr. K Padmarajan	Independent	2,495	0.2%
Y.Chinnappa	Independent	2,067	0.2%
Kumaraswamy C	Independent	2,054	0.2%
A Chowrappa	Independent	1,997	0.2%
Agnishreenivas	Independent	1,811	0.2%
I Venkateswara Reddy	PPOI	1,700	0.2%
Krishnappa	Independent	1,563	0.1%

2014

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
D K Suresh	Indian National Congress	652,723	44.9%
Muniraju Gowda . P	Bharatiya Janata Party	421,243	28.9%
R. Prabhakara Reddy	Janata Dal (Secular)	317,870	21.8%
Ravi Krishna Reddy	Aam Aadmi Party	17,195	1.2%
C Thopaiah	Bahujan Samaj Party	11,594	0.8%
None Of The Above	Independent	9,871	0.7%
Basavegowda	RPI(A)	6,154	0.4%
Mallesha	Independent	5,420	0.4%
Suresh	Independent	2,782	0.2%
M.P.Munawer Shariff	Independent	2,577	0.2%
S.Siddaramaiah (Heggade)	Independent	2,142	0.1%
J.T.Prakash	Independent	1,503	0.1%
K A Mohan	KDC	1,345	0.1%
Shankarappa	JVBP	1,008	0.1%
J Nataraju	Independent	958	0.1%
Kenchaiah	Independent	859	0.1%

2019

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
D.K. Suresh	Indian National Congress	878,258	54.6%
Ashwathnarayangowda	Bharatiya Janata Party	671,388	41.7%
Dr Chinnappa Y Chikkahagade	Bahujan Samaj Party	19,972	1.2%
Manjunatha. M	UPP	9,889	0.6%
N. Krishnappa	PPI	8,123	0.5%
J.T. Prakash	Independent	4,785	0.3%
D M Madegowda	RS	2,801	0.2%
Raghu Janagere	Independent	2,490	0.2%
Rama. T.C	SUCI(C)	2,094	0.1%
Venkateshappa	SJP	2,025	0.1%
M.C. Devaraju	Independent	2,020	0.1%
B. Gopal	Independent	1,859	0.1%
Dr. M Venkataswamy	RPI(A)	1,462	0.1%
H.T. Chikkaraju	Independent	1,362	0.1%
Eswara	Independent	924	0.1%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

Trend

Bangalore Rural has been contested at 3 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 2009. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Janata Dal (Secular), Indian National Congress.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bangalore Rural in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

D.K. Suresh (Indian National Congress) won Bangalore Rural, Karnataka, in 2019 with 878,258 votes (54.6%), a margin of 206,870 votes over Ashwathnarayangowda.

Which parties have won Bangalore Rural since 2009?

Since 2009, Bangalore Rural has been won by: Indian National Congress, Janata Dal (Secular).

What was the closest result in Bangalore Rural?

The closest result on record for Bangalore Rural was 2009, when Janata Dal (Secular) beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 130,275 votes (11.8 percentage points).