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Bijapur, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Bijapur (Karnataka) was won by Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 258,038 votes over Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Bijapur, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna Indian National Congress 173,700 53.3% Nagathan Irappa Chanamallappa (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 21,674 (6.7 pts)
1980 Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna Congress (I) 167,091 46.0% Khed Ningappa Siddappa (Janata Party) 10,562 (2.9 pts)
1984 Guraddi Shivashankareppa Mallappa Janata Party 206,737 48.6% Choudhari Rayagondappa Bhimanna (Indian National Congress) 2,419 (0.6 pts)
1989 Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa Indian National Congress 306,050 53.3% Shivashankareppa Mallappa Guraddi (Janata Dal) 123,333 (21.5 pts)
1991 Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa Indian National Congress 207,887 46.0% Pattan Shetty Rajashekar Veergondappa (Bharatiya Janata Party) 67,654 (15.0 pts)
1996 Patil Basangouda Rudragouda Janata Dal 185,504 36.6% Basanagouda Ramanagouda Patil(Yatnal) (Bharatiya Janata Party) 30,593 (6.0 pts)
1998 Patil Mallanagouda Basanagouda Indian National Congress 261,623 40.9% Patil Basanagouda Linganagouda (Bharatiya Janata Party) 52,822 (8.3 pts)
1999 Basangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal) Bharatiya Janata Party 348,816 48.8% Gudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa (Indian National Congress) 36,639 (5.1 pts)
2004 Basanagouda R Patil(Yatnal) Bharatiya Janata Party 344,905 43.7% Basanagouda Somanagouda Patil (Managuli) (Indian National Congress) 37,533 (4.8 pts)
2009 Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi Bharatiya Janata Party 308,939 47.6% Prakash Kubasing Rathod (Indian National Congress) 42,404 (6.5 pts)
2014 Ramesh Jigajinagi Bharatiya Janata Party 471,757 48.8% Prakash Rathod (Indian National Congress) 69,819 (7.2 pts)
2019 Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa Bharatiya Janata Party 635,867 57.9% Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan (Janata Dal (Secular)) 258,038 (23.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna Indian National Congress 173,700 53.3%
Nagathan Irappa Chanamallappa Bharatiya Lok Dal 152,026 46.7%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Choudhari Kalingappa Bhimanna Congress (I) 167,091 46.0%
Khed Ningappa Siddappa Janata Party 156,529 43.1%
Kaladgi Abdulrajak Malangsab Congress (U) 30,535 8.4%
Koralli Gangadhar Siddramappa Independent 9,135 2.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Guraddi Shivashankareppa Mallappa Janata Party 206,737 48.6%
Choudhari Rayagondappa Bhimanna Indian National Congress 204,318 48.1%
Koralli Gangadhar Shidaramappa Independent 5,142 1.2%
Nagur Doctor Sardar Basavaraj Karabasappa Independent 2,197 0.5%
Peera Mahilboob Abdul Rahiman Independent 1,963 0.5%
Kulkarni Ramarao Kalyanrao Independent 1,463 0.3%
Hosamani Chandrashekar Kasappa Independent 1,273 0.3%
Bamanallo Laxmibai Annayya Dixith Independent 1,204 0.3%
Biradar Rayappagouda Bapugouda Independent 913 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa Indian National Congress 306,050 53.3%
Shivashankareppa Mallappa Guraddi Janata Dal 182,717 31.8%
Khed Ningappa Siddappa JNP (JP) 77,516 13.5%
Nayak Manochar Keshav Independent 2,475 0.4%
S.C.Waghamore Independent 2,469 0.4%
Koralli Gangadhar Shidramappa Independent 2,004 0.3%
Appasaheb Yarani Girimaliappa Independent 1,071 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gudadinni Basagondappa Kadappa Indian National Congress 207,887 46.0%
Pattan Shetty Rajashekar Veergondappa Bharatiya Janata Party 140,233 31.0%
Jogur Bheemaraya Sharanappa KRS 63,062 13.9%
Patil Basanagouda Rudragouda Janata Dal 25,829 5.7%
Najeerkan Independent 6,311 1.4%
Rathod Jayasingh Umasigh Independent 1,674 0.4%
Kolakar Venkanna (Venkatesh) Vithal Independent 1,604 0.4%
Siddanna Nanagouda Mulimani Independent 1,307 0.3%
Babasaheb Annaji Bhosale Independent 1,158 0.3%
Suresh Sadashiv Tamagond Independent 1,129 0.2%
Koralli Gangadhar Shidramapp Independent 795 0.2%
Biradar Dandangouda Bapugouda DDP 664 0.1%
Avale Sambhaji Gundu Independent 458 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patil Basangouda Rudragouda Janata Dal 185,504 36.6%
Basanagouda Ramanagouda Patil(Yatnal) Bharatiya Janata Party 154,911 30.6%
Prakash Rathod Indian National Congress 133,993 26.5%
Punekar Shamsuddin Abdulla AIIC(T) 12,132 2.4%
Chiniwar Sidramappa Rachappa Independent 4,945 1.0%
Halli Gangaram Padamanna Independent 2,871 0.6%
Najama Ajeejuddin Bangi Independent 1,889 0.4%
Kori Shivasangappa Ramappa Independent 1,758 0.3%
Dr. Hanumantnaik Independent 1,262 0.2%
Laxman Malkappa Keraki Independent 1,251 0.2%
Hosamani Chandrashekhar Kasappa Independent 1,125 0.2%
Bhajantri Rangappa Balappa Independent 977 0.2%
Banaraj Hanamant Badiger Independent 901 0.2%
Jamadar Gousapeera Abbasali Independent 700 0.1%
Malipatil Goudappa Sidramappa Independent 632 0.1%
Kolkar Venkatesh Vithal Independent 614 0.1%
Hiremath Muragayya Siddayya Independent 542 0.1%
Isakahmad Rukumoddin Rugi Independent 475 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Patil Mallanagouda Basanagouda Indian National Congress 261,623 40.9%
Patil Basanagouda Linganagouda Bharatiya Janata Party 208,801 32.7%
Patil Ravikant Shankareppa Janata Dal 151,161 23.6%
Itagi Rustumali Allabax KRRS 5,800 0.9%
Chanchalkar Tukaram Kashinath RPI 4,711 0.7%
Gouspeer Abbasali Jamadar Samajwadi Party 3,688 0.6%
Mamadapur Mallappa Saibanna KTVP 2,191 0.3%
Rasheed Kashimasab Sumbad Independent 930 0.1%
Kabade G.I. Independent 512 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Basangouda Ramangouda Patil(Yatnal) Bharatiya Janata Party 348,816 48.8%
Gudadinni Laxmibai Basagondappa Indian National Congress 312,177 43.7%
Loni Mallikarjun Shivalingappa Janata Dal (Secular) 38,398 5.4%
Akashi Basavaraj Sangappa Bahujan Samaj Party 14,833 2.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Basanagouda R Patil(Yatnal) Bharatiya Janata Party 344,905 43.7%
Basanagouda Somanagouda Patil (Managuli) Indian National Congress 307,372 38.9%
Khed Ningappa Siddappa Janata Dal (Secular) 137,457 17.4%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramesh Chandappa Jigajinagi Bharatiya Janata Party 308,939 47.6%
Prakash Kubasing Rathod Indian National Congress 266,535 41.0%
Almelkar Vilasababu Basalingappa Janata Dal (Secular) 33,177 5.1%
Harijan Ambanna Tukaram Independent 13,021 2.0%
Narasappa Tippanna Bandiwaddar SKP 6,689 1.0%
Kanamadi Sudhakar Mallesh Bahujan Samaj Party 6,034 0.9%
Sevalal Somashekar Purappa Independent 4,633 0.7%
Chalawadi Ramanna Independent 3,760 0.6%
Arakeri Nirmala Srinivas Independent 3,573 0.6%
Lamani Chandrakant Roopsing LJP 3,270 0.5%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Ramesh Jigajinagi Bharatiya Janata Party 471,757 48.8%
Prakash Rathod Indian National Congress 401,938 41.6%
K Shivram Janata Dal (Secular) 57,551 6.0%
None Of The Above Independent 8,287 0.9%
Shridhar Narayankar Aam Aadmi Party 4,717 0.5%
Hunnur Maraganna Malappa Independent 3,795 0.4%
Sudhakar Kanamadi Bahujan Samaj Party 2,818 0.3%
Hanmant Mother-Basalingavva Holer Independent 2,775 0.3%
Siddappa B Ganji Independent 2,691 0.3%
Rudresh Dayappa Dodamani Independent 2,259 0.2%
Satish Asangihal Independent 2,194 0.2%
Shrikant Devendrappa Arakeri KP 1,930 0.2%
Raju Shrimant Padaganur Independent 1,422 0.1%
Bhagwan Dharmanna Kambale RPI(A) 1,340 0.1%
Ravi (Rajesh) Y Vallyapur Independent 1,283 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa Bharatiya Janata Party 635,867 57.9%
Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan Janata Dal (Secular) 377,829 34.4%
Dhareppa Mahadev Ardhavar Independent 23,706 2.2%
Pujari Shrinath Sangappa Bahujan Samaj Party 23,442 2.1%
Gurubasava. P . Rabakavi UPP 8,479 0.8%
Balaji Dyamanna Waddar (Yatnal) Independent 7,644 0.7%
Ramappa Harijan (Holer) Independent 4,992 0.5%
Dadasab Siddappa Bagayat Independent 4,188 0.4%
Dondiba Ramu Rathod Independent 4,102 0.4%
Rudrappa Deyappa Chalawadi BBM 3,216 0.3%
Yamanappa Vittal Gunadal RPI(K) 2,957 0.3%
Shrivenkateshwar Maha Swamiji (Katakadhond D.G) HJP 2,646 0.2%

Margin Over Time

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

1977: Indian National Congress margin 6.7 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 2.9 pts 1984: Janata Party margin 0.6 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 21.5 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 15.0 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 6.0 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 8.3 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 5.1 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.8 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.5 pts 2014: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 7.2 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 23.5 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

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

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Bijapur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Jigajinagi Ramesh Chandappa (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Bijapur, Karnataka, in 2019 with 635,867 votes (57.9%), a margin of 258,038 votes over Dr. Sunita Devanand Chavan.

Which parties have won Bijapur since 1977?

Since 1977, Bijapur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal, Janata Party.

What was the closest result in Bijapur?

The closest result on record for Bijapur was 1984, when Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 2,419 votes (0.6 percentage points).

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