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Chamarajanagar, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Chamarajanagar (Karnataka) was won by V. Srinivas Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 1,817 votes over R. Dhruvanarayana. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 B. Rachaiah Indian National Congress 214,233 55.5% V. Sreenivasa Prasad (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 71,618 (18.6 pts)
1980 V. Sreenivasa Prasad Congress (I) 228,748 58.5% B. Rachaiah (Congress (U)) 110,461 (28.3 pts)
1984 V. Sreenivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 240,665 53.8% G. N. Malleshaiah (Janata Party) 80,653 (18.0 pts)
1989 V.Srinivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 366,922 55.2% Devanur Shivamallu (Janata Dal) 153,645 (23.1 pts)
1991 V. Sreenivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 217,735 38.9% H.C. Mahadevappa (Janata Dal) 68,960 (12.3 pts)
1996 A Siddaraju Janata Dal 214,745 30.8% L H Balakrishna (Indian National Congress) 23,576 (3.4 pts)
1998 Siddaraju. A. Janata Dal 340,490 46.5% Sreenivasa Prasad. V. (Indian National Congress) 70,315 (9.6 pts)
1999 V.Sreenivasaprasad Janata Dal (United) 311,547 40.6% A.Siddaraju (Indian National Congress) 16,146 (2.1 pts)
2004 M. Shivanna Janata Dal (Secular) 316,661 37.1% A Siddaraju (Indian National Congress) 43,989 (5.2 pts)
2009 R.Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress 369,970 38.0% A.R.Krishnamurthy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 4,002 (0.4 pts)
2014 R. Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress 567,782 50.1% A. R. Krishna Murthy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 141,182 (12.5 pts)
2019 V. Srinivas Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 568,537 45.2% R. Dhruvanarayana (Indian National Congress) 1,817 (0.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B. Rachaiah Indian National Congress 214,233 55.5%
V. Sreenivasa Prasad Bharatiya Lok Dal 142,615 37.0%
N. C. Biligiri Rangaiah Independent 13,856 3.6%
M. Madaiah Independent 10,054 2.6%
C. Devanna Independent 5,204 1.3%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Sreenivasa Prasad Congress (I) 228,748 58.5%
B. Rachaiah Congress (U) 118,287 30.3%
S.M. Siddayya Janata Party 35,683 9.1%
M. Madiah Independent 3,987 1.0%
Kadaiah Independent 2,206 0.6%
R. Siddaiah Independent 1,880 0.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Sreenivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 240,665 53.8%
G. N. Malleshaiah Janata Party 160,012 35.7%
H. Prabhudeva Independent 15,538 3.5%
B. N. Cheluvaraj Independent 7,634 1.7%
Mallanna Independent 5,029 1.1%
M. Nanjaiah Independent 3,243 0.7%
Susheela Independent 2,318 0.5%
C. Biligiraiah Independent 2,226 0.5%
C. Devanna Independent 2,081 0.5%
M. A. Suresh Kumar Independent 1,878 0.4%
Venkatachalaiah Independent 1,808 0.4%
B. Chikkasiddaiah Independent 1,614 0.4%
S. Vijendhar Independent 1,564 0.3%
B. M. Lingappa Independent 1,158 0.3%
N. Rachiah Independent 945 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V.Srinivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 366,922 55.2%
Devanur Shivamallu Janata Dal 213,277 32.1%
Subbaiah H. JNP (JP) 40,539 6.1%
B.Chikkasidaiah Independent 31,368 4.7%
C.Sannaiah Independent 8,995 1.4%
B.Prabbu Venkatesh Independent 2,778 0.4%
D.Thimmaiah Independent 1,419 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Sreenivasa Prasad Indian National Congress 217,735 38.9%
H.C. Mahadevappa Janata Dal 148,775 26.6%
L. Shivalingaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 148,456 26.5%
Venkataramanaswamy Independent 10,709 1.9%
M. Madaiah Independent 8,203 1.5%
Puttaningaiah Independent 7,911 1.4%
P. Mahadevamma (W) Independent 4,548 0.8%
P. Javarappa Independent 3,734 0.7%
Shivaji Naika Independent 3,253 0.6%
D. Narayanaswamy Independent 1,677 0.3%
B. Chikkasiddaiah Independent 1,624 0.3%
R. Krishna Independent 750 0.1%
Shivashankar Independent 726 0.1%
Rachu Independent 663 0.1%
K. Huchappa Independent 602 0.1%
Hanumantha Independent 520 0.1%
S. Vijendar Independent 320 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
A Siddaraju Janata Dal 214,745 30.8%
L H Balakrishna Indian National Congress 191,169 27.4%
V Srinivasa Prasad Independent 166,339 23.8%
L Shivalingaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 94,373 13.5%
M Puttaswamy PSSS 7,394 1.1%
B Nagaraju Independent 3,919 0.6%
V Swamy Independent 3,327 0.5%
M Madaiah S/O Madaiah KCVP 2,147 0.3%
H Prabhudeva Independent 2,051 0.3%
Suresha Independent 1,432 0.2%
A S Pal Independent 1,376 0.2%
Guruswamy Independent 1,143 0.2%
M Madaiah S/O Muddo Madaiah Independent 1,092 0.2%
N Nagaraj Independent 1,012 0.1%
Y Govindaraju Independent 834 0.1%
M Srikantaiah Independent 774 0.1%
G Kamparaju Independent 744 0.1%
B P Venkatesh Independent 723 0.1%
K Huchappa Independent 679 0.1%
Puttaswamy Independent 638 0.1%
S M Sadanandaiah Independent 576 0.1%
L Venkataramana Independent 564 0.1%
Venkatachalaiah Independent 485 0.1%
Hanumansingh M Y Independent 289 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Siddaraju. A. Janata Dal 340,490 46.5%
Sreenivasa Prasad. V. Indian National Congress 270,175 36.9%
Susheela Keshavamurthy LS 75,165 10.3%
Arun Kumar. S. KTVP 19,254 2.6%
Malledevaru.M.C. KCVP 19,202 2.6%
Puttaswamy.M. PSSS 4,529 0.6%
Nagaraj.C.M. Independent 2,625 0.4%
Venkatasubbaiah Independent 963 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V.Sreenivasaprasad Janata Dal (United) 311,547 40.6%
A.Siddaraju Indian National Congress 295,401 38.5%
H.Govindaiah Janata Dal (Secular) 107,556 14.0%
M.K.Kempasiddaiah KCVP 44,854 5.8%
Vicharavadi Mantelingaiah Independent 8,187 1.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
M. Shivanna Janata Dal (Secular) 316,661 37.1%
A Siddaraju Indian National Congress 272,672 32.0%
N Chamaraju Janata Dal (United) 91,716 10.7%
N Shivamallu Bahujan Samaj Party 78,855 9.2%
Mk Kempasiddaiah Janata Party 35,337 4.1%
S Puttanna Independent 24,466 2.9%
N Rangaswamy USYP 18,901 2.2%
Mulluru Nagaraju KNDP 14,606 1.7%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R.Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress 369,970 38.0%
A.R.Krishnamurthy Bharatiya Janata Party 365,968 37.6%
M.Shivanna(Kote) Janata Dal (Secular) 106,876 11.0%
N.Mahesh Bahujan Samaj Party 68,447 7.0%
Subbaiah Independent 19,984 2.1%
Dr. M.C.Rajanna Independent 8,333 0.9%
Ramesh.M Independent 6,077 0.6%
P.B.Yogendra Independent 4,761 0.5%
R.Jagadish Naik BSC 4,758 0.5%
Purushotthama.R Independent 4,243 0.4%
M.K.Kempasiddaiah Samajwadi Party 4,176 0.4%
Bheemaiah Independent 3,595 0.4%
Chowdahally Javaraiah CPI (ML) Liberation 3,342 0.3%
K.C.Shivananda Janata Dal (United) 3,163 0.3%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
R. Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress 567,782 50.1%
A. R. Krishna Murthy Bharatiya Janata Party 426,600 37.7%
M Shivanna (Kote) Janata Dal (Secular) 58,760 5.2%
Shivamallu Bahujan Samaj Party 34,846 3.1%
None Of The Above Independent 12,697 1.1%
Nirmala Kumari Independent 6,604 0.6%
S. Govinda Naik Independent 5,398 0.5%
Ananda G Independent 3,906 0.3%
Sampath Kumar Aam Aadmi Party 3,357 0.3%
Bannur Surendra SJP 2,762 0.2%
Pradeep Kumar M KP 2,492 0.2%
B Guruswamy Samajwadi Party 2,043 0.2%
Chaudahally Javaraiah CPI (ML) Liberation 2,008 0.2%
Kathavaray DASDP 1,949 0.2%
Kandegala Srinivasamurthy CPI(ML)RS 1,825 0.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Srinivas Prasad Bharatiya Janata Party 568,537 45.2%
R. Dhruvanarayana Indian National Congress 566,720 45.1%
Dr. Shivakumara Bahujan Samaj Party 87,631 7.0%
Hanur Nagaraju UPP 9,510 0.8%
M. Pradeep Kumar Independent 6,554 0.5%
G.D. Rajagopal Independent 4,633 0.4%
Subbaiah INCP 4,606 0.4%
N. Ambarish Independent 4,067 0.3%
Anand Jivan Ram Independent 3,000 0.2%
Prasanna Kumar. B KPP(RP) 2,684 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 18.6 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 28.3 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 18.0 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 23.1 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 12.3 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 3.4 pts 1998: Janata Dal margin 9.6 pts 1999: Janata Dal (United) margin 2.1 pts 2004: Janata Dal (Secular) margin 5.2 pts 2009: Indian National Congress margin 0.4 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 12.5 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.1 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Chamarajanagar 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 Dal, Janata Dal (United), Janata Dal (Secular), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Chamarajanagar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

V. Srinivas Prasad (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Chamarajanagar, Karnataka, in 2019 with 568,537 votes (45.2%), a margin of 1,817 votes over R. Dhruvanarayana.

Which parties have won Chamarajanagar since 1977?

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

What was the closest result in Chamarajanagar?

The closest result on record for Chamarajanagar was 2019, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 1,817 votes (0.1 percentage points).

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