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Bangalore South, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Bangalore South (Karnataka) was won by Tejasvi Surya (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 331,192 votes over B.K.Hariprasad. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Bangalore South, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 K. S. Hegde Bharatiya Lok Dal 221,974 53.0% K. Hanumantaiya (Indian National Congress) 41,165 (9.8 pts)
1980 T.R. Shamanna Janata Party 198,390 45.8% D.P. Sharma (Congress (I)) 2,727 (0.6 pts)
1984 V. S. Krishna Iyer Janata Party 264,765 47.6% K. Venkatagiri Gowda (Indian National Congress) 12,732 (2.3 pts)
1989 R.Gundu Rao Indian National Congress 413,574 57.3% M.Raghupathy (Janata Dal) 239,854 (33.3 pts)
1991 K. Venkatgiri Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 275,083 46.0% R. Gundu Rao (Indian National Congress) 27,248 (4.6 pts)
1996 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 251,235 35.1% Varalakshmi Gundurao (Indian National Congress) 21,968 (3.1 pts)
1998 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 429,648 53.8% D.P.Sharma (Indian National Congress) 180,047 (22.6 pts)
1999 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 410,161 51.0% B.K.Hari Prasad (Indian National Congress) 66,054 (8.2 pts)
2004 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 386,682 48.3% Krishnappa M (Indian National Congress) 62,271 (7.8 pts)
2009 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 437,953 48.2% Krishna Byre Gowda (Indian National Congress) 37,612 (4.1 pts)
2014 Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 633,816 56.9% Nandan Nilekani (Indian National Congress) 228,575 (20.5 pts)
2019 Tejasvi Surya Bharatiya Janata Party 739,229 62.7% B.K.Hariprasad (Indian National Congress) 331,192 (28.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. S. Hegde Bharatiya Lok Dal 221,974 53.0%
K. Hanumantaiya Indian National Congress 180,809 43.2%
G. Rangaswamy Independent 6,586 1.6%
M. C. Narasimhan Communist Party of India 5,991 1.4%
Mahendra Desai Independent 1,292 0.3%
C. Mahadevaswamy Independent 1,086 0.3%
M. V. Krishna Murthy Independent 752 0.2%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
T.R. Shamanna Janata Party 198,390 45.8%
D.P. Sharma Congress (I) 195,663 45.1%
M.S. Krishnan Communist Party of India 26,999 6.2%
G. Sadananda Independent 1,652 0.4%
B.T. Shankar Hegde Independent 1,549 0.4%
H.V. Venkataramaiah Independent 1,077 0.2%
Shivanna Independent 927 0.2%
K.H. Sharma Independent 783 0.2%
M.S. Boraiah Independent 781 0.2%
P. Shreenivasacharya Independent 744 0.2%
B.A. Rajarao Shinde SUC 742 0.2%
K. Shivappa Independent 602 0.1%
Hottepaksha Rangaswamy Alias Swamy Ranganathnanda Puri Independent 595 0.1%
Jayakumar Independent 550 0.1%
Krishnarao Independent 518 0.1%
S. Prakashkumar Independent 455 0.1%
C. Mahadevaswamy Independent 422 0.1%
Swamy Krishna Teertha Independent 409 0.1%
G.M. Sabeel Independent 366 0.1%
R. Eswaraiah Independent 312 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. S. Krishna Iyer Janata Party 264,765 47.6%
K. Venkatagiri Gowda Indian National Congress 252,033 45.3%
A. K. Subbaiah LKD 13,441 2.4%
P. Kapoorchand Pukraj Independent 4,637 0.8%
C. S. Jayaram Independent 2,888 0.5%
Mohamed Facrudin Independent 2,306 0.4%
N. K. Rama Naidu Independent 2,012 0.4%
Vatal Nagaraj Independent 1,690 0.3%
K. Radhakrishna Independent 1,640 0.3%
K. Chikkann A. Independent 1,250 0.2%
K. Srinivasa Independent 892 0.2%
G. P. Bhaskar Kumar Independent 794 0.1%
Kanakra J. Mehta Independent 739 0.1%
U. Parmeshwar Independent 623 0.1%
G. K. Siddaiah Independent 618 0.1%
S. Narendra Parsad Independent 603 0.1%
G. Selvaraj Independent 579 0.1%
Byataraje Gowda Independent 521 0.1%
L. Gangadhar Independent 512 0.1%
Jayakumar Independent 497 0.1%
L. Shivram Independent 411 0.1%
K. Ramaiah Setty Independent 390 0.1%
L. Rame Gowda Independent 376 0.1%
V. R. Rajashekar Kasave Independent 347 0.1%
M. Muddaiah Independent 332 0.1%
Jinde Muniyappa Independent 327 0.1%
Balakrishna Independent 312 0.1%
Raghunathmal Independent 246 0.0%
S. M. Swaminath Independent 236 0.0%
G. Swamy Independent 216 0.0%
Agavali Saheb Independent 194 0.0%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R.Gundu Rao Indian National Congress 413,574 57.3%
M.Raghupathy Janata Dal 173,720 24.1%
Ramachandra Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 62,936 8.7%
M.S.Narayana Rao JNP (JP) 45,242 6.3%
Jayakumar Independent 8,488 1.2%
K.Radhakrishan Independent 1,890 0.3%
K.S.Kumar Independent 1,633 0.2%
Hottepaksha Rangaswamy Independent 1,504 0.2%
Agavali Saheb Independent 1,376 0.2%
Jinde Muniyappa SVP 1,278 0.2%
B.C.Keshava Godwa Independent 1,250 0.2%
L.Gangadhar Independent 1,229 0.2%
Ibrahim Khan Indian Union Muslim League 1,182 0.2%
N.Ravikumar Independent 971 0.1%
M.L.Subbaraj Independent 758 0.1%
Lakshmanamurthy Independent 615 0.1%
Govinda Raju Independent 608 0.1%
B.K.Sunder Raj Independent 598 0.1%
S.F.Husain Independent 582 0.1%
R.Munirathnam Independent 495 0.1%
R.Shankar Independent 442 0.1%
Krishnoji Rao Independent 340 0.0%
B.C.M.Lah Independent 335 0.0%
N.V.Putta Independent 195 0.0%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Venkatgiri Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 275,083 46.0%
R. Gundu Rao Indian National Congress 247,835 41.5%
V.S. Krishna Iyer Janata Dal 65,356 10.9%
Jinde Muniyappa SUP 2,075 0.3%
G. Narayana Kumar Independent 813 0.1%
Raj Kishor Bhaiya DDP 644 0.1%
R.S.N. Gowda Independent 532 0.1%
B.C.M. Aiah Independent 494 0.1%
B.C. Keshava Gowda Independent 429 0.1%
D.V. Shekhar Independent 424 0.1%
B.R. Manjunath Independent 418 0.1%
S. Visveswaraiah CKN 383 0.1%
Krishnoji Rao BBP 329 0.1%
K. Gopinath Independent 279 0.0%
Agavali Saheb Independent 269 0.0%
M.N. Raghavendra Rao Independent 255 0.0%
L. Gangadhar Independent 193 0.0%
V. Jayaram PBI 185 0.0%
B.R. Shankara Independent 179 0.0%
C. Mahadevaswamy Independent 171 0.0%
K. Sanjeeva Independent 166 0.0%
Lakshmana Murthy KNP 166 0.0%
H.K. Chandra Shekhara KDP 164 0.0%
Thodupula Padmanabha Revolutionary Socialist Party 148 0.0%
Shankaranarayana Independent 146 0.0%
B.K. Sundara Rajan Independent 134 0.0%
G.M. Sabeel Independent 130 0.0%
Yallegowda Independent 126 0.0%
Syed Imtiyaz Independent 99 0.0%
T. Nagaraj Independent 82 0.0%
Sachiva Sreedhara N.K. Independent 74 0.0%
S.C. Bhandari Independent 67 0.0%
Sunil Sankhla Jain Independent 57 0.0%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 251,235 35.1%
Varalakshmi Gundurao Indian National Congress 229,267 32.0%
M Raghupathy Janata Dal 181,826 25.4%
Vatal Nagraj KCVP 28,989 4.0%
S. Siva Kumar Independent 5,128 0.7%
K Venkatagiri Gowda Independent 2,514 0.4%
Mohamed Saleem Independent 2,074 0.3%
Munibyrappa BNJP 1,137 0.2%
B R Manjunath Independent 1,114 0.2%
Umesh Babu Patel AIIC(T) 1,007 0.1%
M Radhakrishnan Independent 995 0.1%
Francis Independent 972 0.1%
Mohandev Alva Independent 831 0.1%
V. Annapoornamma Independent 735 0.1%
H R Sripadarao KP 648 0.1%
B R Shankar Independent 625 0.1%
V Sekar Independent 579 0.1%
G K Mallaiah Independent 526 0.1%
Laxminarayana S Bathada Independent 523 0.1%
Sarala Kripalani PHK 510 0.1%
Agavali Sahab Independent 471 0.1%
Guinness Hottepaksha Rangaswamy Independent 468 0.1%
R.M. Muralidhara Independent 441 0.1%
M Muddaiah Independent 435 0.1%
M Krishna Rao Independent 405 0.1%
M R Srinivasan UIDC 374 0.1%
Krishnoji Rao Pawar Independent 360 0.1%
Srinivasa Murthy K V Independent 319 0.0%
U S Mehata Independent 299 0.0%
H R Srinivasan Independent 299 0.0%
S M Swaminath Independent 264 0.0%
M. Shantha Veeraiah Independent 261 0.0%
R B Guttal Independent 225 0.0%
Padma Chari Independent 224 0.0%
Tukaram Y Katwa Independent 129 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 429,648 53.8%
D.P.Sharma Indian National Congress 249,601 31.3%
V.Somanna Janata Dal 110,323 13.8%
B.S.Rajput SAP 2,688 0.3%
Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy Independent 1,649 0.2%
Dr.B.R.Manjunath Independent 1,032 0.1%
Francis Independent 915 0.1%
Abbas Ali Bohra KTVP 704 0.1%
S.V.Ramanna Rashtriya Janata Dal 592 0.1%
Shekhar Independent 562 0.1%
L.Nagaraj Independent 421 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 410,161 51.0%
B.K.Hari Prasad Indian National Congress 344,107 42.8%
B.T. Parthasarathy Janata Dal (Secular) 22,801 2.8%
D. Arumugam AIADMK 11,643 1.4%
Dr. B.R.Manjunath Independent 11,636 1.4%
Guinnes Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy Independent 3,994 0.5%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 386,682 48.3%
Krishnappa M Indian National Congress 324,411 40.5%
Jayanthi Janata Dal (Secular) 77,551 9.7%
Srinivasa Rao S V Independent 5,012 0.6%
Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy Independent 3,304 0.4%
Dr Manjunath B R Independent 1,934 0.2%
Bhadrappa Independent 1,755 0.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 437,953 48.2%
Krishna Byre Gowda Indian National Congress 400,341 44.1%
Prof.Radhakrishna Janata Dal (Secular) 30,045 3.3%
Capt. G.R. Gopinath Independent 16,383 1.8%
Naheeda Salma S Bahujan Samaj Party 4,621 0.5%
Muralidhara.D.J. Independent 3,480 0.4%
Ravi Kumara.T. Independent 3,424 0.4%
Madesh.C Independent 2,939 0.3%
Vatal Nagaraj KCVP 1,514 0.2%
Santosh Min.B Independent 1,178 0.1%
K.M.Narayana Independent 1,100 0.1%
B.M.Govindraj Naik ABHM 1,038 0.1%
Dr.Jayalakshmi.H.G. Independent 784 0.1%
Sugandharaje Urs Independent 610 0.1%
P.Johnbasco AIJMK 598 0.1%
K.C.Janardhan Independent 588 0.1%
B.Shivaramappa PPOI 545 0.1%
Khader Ali Khan Independent 506 0.1%
Ganesh Hanumantarao Mokhashi Independent 504 0.1%
Abhimani Narendra Independent 439 0.0%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ananth Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 633,816 56.9%
Nandan Nilekani Indian National Congress 405,241 36.4%
Ruth Manorama Janata Dal (Secular) 25,677 2.3%
Nina P Nayak Aam Aadmi Party 21,403 1.9%
None Of The Above Independent 7,414 0.7%
Pramod Mutalik Independent 4,247 0.4%
Khan Abdul R Bahujan Samaj Party 2,747 0.2%
Prabhu Independent 2,325 0.2%
Yogesh Independent 2,061 0.2%
T.K. Dasar Independent 929 0.1%
M. Umadevi SUCI(C) 918 0.1%
Ravikumara T Samajwadi Party 781 0.1%
G. Venkatesh Bhovi Independent 736 0.1%
Govindaiah B.R. Independent 672 0.1%
T. E. Moses Independent 604 0.1%
G.R. Shivashankar AIFB 586 0.1%
Shambulingegowda (Gandivadi) Independent 581 0.1%
Dr. Pradeep Gadugesh Independent 549 0.0%
Dr. Kodur Venkatesh Independent 502 0.0%
Gayathri PPI 484 0.0%
Mahadeva Swamy. B. M BDBRAJP 428 0.0%
N. Hanumegowda Independent 414 0.0%
Syed Mehaboob Janata Dal (United) 365 0.0%
Syed Rafiq Ahmed Independent 246 0.0%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Tejasvi Surya Bharatiya Janata Party 739,229 62.7%
B.K.Hariprasad Indian National Congress 408,037 34.6%
Ahoratra Natesha Polepalli UPP 6,136 0.5%
A.Raju Bahujan Samaj Party 3,864 0.3%
Brahmanand.N Independent 2,701 0.2%
Vatal Nagaraj KCVP 2,510 0.2%
Dr.John Basco Philips ICF 2,357 0.2%
Prashantha.C Independent 2,232 0.2%
Manohar Iyer Independent 2,152 0.2%
Chetan Chaman Independent 1,107 0.1%
Bhagya.S Independent 1,090 0.1%
Santhosh Min.B Independent 960 0.1%
Thyagaraj RS 789 0.1%
Dr. Banuprakash A.S Sathya Yuga PPI 699 0.1%
K.C.Nagabhushana Reddy Independent 641 0.1%
R.Shekar VCK 540 0.0%
Madesh.V Independent 495 0.0%
Kollur Manjunatha Naik Independent 463 0.0%
B.Chikka Nagesha Independent 450 0.0%
Ravikumara.T PSP(L) 419 0.0%
Syed Sadiq Pasha KKP 403 0.0%
Ambrose D' Mello Independent 389 0.0%
B.Sreenivasulu Independent 368 0.0%
Yogeesh Nagaraj Independent 281 0.0%
G Venkatesh Bhovi Independent 241 0.0%

Margin Over Time

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

1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 9.8 pts 1980: Janata Party margin 0.6 pts 1984: Janata Party margin 2.3 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 33.3 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.6 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 22.6 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 8.2 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.8 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.1 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 20.5 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 28.1 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Bangalore South has been contested at 12 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Bharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party, Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bangalore South in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Tejasvi Surya (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Bangalore South, Karnataka, in 2019 with 739,229 votes (62.7%), a margin of 331,192 votes over B.K.Hariprasad.

Which parties have won Bangalore South since 1977?

Since 1977, Bangalore South has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Indian National Congress, Janata Party.

What was the closest result in Bangalore South?

The closest result on record for Bangalore South was 1980, when Janata Party beat Congress (I) by just 2,727 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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