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Chitradurga, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Chitradurga (Karnataka) was won by A Narayanaswamy (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 80,178 votes over B N Chandrappa. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Chitradurga, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 K. Mallanna Indian National Congress 227,926 61.3% H. C. Boraiah (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 86,654 (23.3 pts)
1980 K. Mallanna Congress (I) 215,180 51.4% B.L. Gowda (Janata Party) 109,361 (26.1 pts)
1984 K. H. Ranganath Indian National Congress 279,146 52.3% B. L. Gowda (Janata Party) 56,811 (10.6 pts)
1989 C.P.Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 339,303 51.2% M.Sanna Chikkappa (Janata Dal) 142,193 (21.5 pts)
1991 C.P. Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 302,847 52.5% L.G. Havanura (Bharatiya Janata Party) 82,512 (14.3 pts)
1996 P.Kodandaramaiah Janata Dal 251,617 35.7% C P Mudalagiriyappa (Indian National Congress) 19,382 (2.8 pts)
1998 C.P.Mudala Giriyappa Indian National Congress 321,930 42.9% P.Kodandaramaiah (LS) 58,321 (7.8 pts)
1999 Shashi Kumar Janata Dal (United) 370,793 44.6% C.P.Mudalagiriyappa (Indian National Congress) 11,178 (1.3 pts)
2004 N.Y. Hanumanthappa Indian National Congress 322,609 35.1% Kodandaramaiah P (Janata Dal (Secular)) 37,460 (4.1 pts)
2009 Janardhana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 370,920 44.4% Dr. B Thippeswamy (Indian National Congress) 135,571 (16.2 pts)
2014 B.N.Chandrappa Indian National Congress 467,511 42.6% Janardhana Swamy (Bharatiya Janata Party) 101,291 (9.2 pts)
2019 A Narayanaswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 626,195 50.4% B N Chandrappa (Indian National Congress) 80,178 (6.5 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Mallanna Indian National Congress 227,926 61.3%
H. C. Boraiah Bharatiya Lok Dal 141,272 38.0%
M. Chandrashekhariah Independent 2,664 0.7%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Mallanna Congress (I) 215,180 51.4%
B.L. Gowda Janata Party 105,819 25.3%
H.C. Boraiah Congress (U) 82,334 19.7%
C.R. Basappa Janata Party (Secular) 14,961 3.6%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. H. Ranganath Indian National Congress 279,146 52.3%
B. L. Gowda Janata Party 222,335 41.7%
S. Siddappa Independent 15,428 2.9%
M. J. Jayakumar Independent 3,966 0.7%
T. Thipperudraiah Independent 3,941 0.7%
C. Veerabhadrappa Independent 2,715 0.5%
A. R. Basavaraja Independent 1,918 0.4%
C. M. Abdul Ghani Independent 1,825 0.3%
Syed Siraj Independent 952 0.2%
S. K. Venkata Reddy Independent 926 0.2%
A. Veeranna Independent 577 0.1%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C.P.Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 339,303 51.2%
M.Sanna Chikkappa Janata Dal 197,110 29.8%
V.S.Ugrappa JNP (JP) 97,728 14.8%
B.Basavaraja KRS 23,348 3.5%
Screenivasappa Independent 2,788 0.4%
N.Ananda Mohan Independent 2,032 0.3%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C.P. Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 302,847 52.5%
L.G. Havanura Bharatiya Janata Party 220,335 38.2%
V.S. Ugarappa Janata Party 42,989 7.5%
S. Phlomin Das Independent 4,790 0.8%
Mallikarjunaiah Independent 3,085 0.5%
Buden Sab Independent 1,457 0.3%
Sathyanarayana Independent 1,448 0.3%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
P.Kodandaramaiah Janata Dal 251,617 35.7%
C P Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 232,235 32.9%
L G Havanura Bharatiya Janata Party 189,897 26.9%
Nanjunda Aradhya Janata Party 7,471 1.1%
K T Prakash Independent 3,944 0.6%
S T Manjunath Independent 3,708 0.5%
M J Jayakumar Independent 3,667 0.5%
H Veeranna Bahujan Samaj Party 2,681 0.4%
V C Channakeshava Reddy Independent 2,200 0.3%
M Kariyappa Independent 1,062 0.2%
G S Ramanna Independent 1,024 0.1%
S V Nagaraja Rao Independent 1,021 0.1%
S R Shivananda Independent 977 0.1%
H Kashiramaiah Independent 946 0.1%
Syed Chaman Sab Independent 940 0.1%
M P Mohana Independent 897 0.1%
D Prabhakara Independent 636 0.1%
S Arifulla Chandragavi Khadri Independent 575 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C.P.Mudala Giriyappa Indian National Congress 321,930 42.9%
P.Kodandaramaiah LS 263,609 35.1%
Thippeswamy Janata Dal 153,367 20.4%
D.Borappa KTVP 10,895 1.5%
S.C.Aswatha Narayana Independent 552 0.1%
S.Haridas Independent 401 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Shashi Kumar Janata Dal (United) 370,793 44.6%
C.P.Mudalagiriyappa Indian National Congress 359,615 43.2%
T.J. Mariyappa Janata Dal (Secular) 101,399 12.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
N.Y. Hanumanthappa Indian National Congress 322,609 35.1%
Kodandaramaiah P Janata Dal (Secular) 285,149 31.0%
Mudalagiriyappa C P Bharatiya Janata Party 241,164 26.2%
Parameswarappa S Janata Party 36,081 3.9%
Venkatesha C KNDP 19,514 2.1%
Krishnappa Rashtriya Janata Dal 14,388 1.6%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Janardhana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 370,920 44.4%
Dr. B Thippeswamy Indian National Congress 235,349 28.2%
M Rathnakar Janata Dal (Secular) 146,128 17.5%
M Jayanna Bahujan Samaj Party 28,715 3.4%
Shashishekar Naik Rashtriya Janata Dal 16,286 1.9%
Hanumanthappa Tegnoor Independent 15,375 1.8%
B Sujatha Independent 5,392 0.6%
K H Durgasimha Independent 5,338 0.6%
Ramachandra Independent 4,588 0.5%
M Kumbaiah Independent 4,125 0.5%
Ganesha Independent 3,729 0.4%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
B.N.Chandrappa Indian National Congress 467,511 42.6%
Janardhana Swamy Bharatiya Janata Party 366,220 33.4%
Gullihatty.D.Shekhar Janata Dal (Secular) 202,108 18.4%
Mohana Dasari Aam Aadmi Party 14,226 1.3%
T.D.Rajagiri Bahujan Samaj Party 9,441 0.9%
None Of The Above Independent 8,895 0.8%
T.Somesh Shilpi Independent 4,511 0.4%
M.Kumbaiah Janata Dal (United) 3,970 0.4%
T.Bhavana Independent 3,601 0.3%
S. Meetya Naik Samajwadi Party 3,558 0.3%
H.Siddagangappa ANC 2,951 0.3%
Ganesha Independent 2,816 0.3%
N.S.Manjunatha Nerenahal Independent 2,702 0.2%
Basavanagideva Sharanaru Independent 2,171 0.2%
T.Dayananda Independent 1,818 0.2%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
A Narayanaswamy Bharatiya Janata Party 626,195 50.4%
B N Chandrappa Indian National Congress 546,017 44.0%
Mahanthesh C U Bahujan Samaj Party 8,907 0.7%
N T Vijayakumar Independent 8,707 0.7%
Niranjana A D Cheelangi ASP 7,773 0.6%
Lokesha M K Independent 7,026 0.6%
L Venugopal Independent 6,379 0.5%
L Rangappa (Rtd.Ddpi) Independent 4,312 0.3%
Devendrappa UPP 4,280 0.3%
C H Narayanaswamy Independent 3,802 0.3%
Ramesha V Independent 2,721 0.2%
V S Bhutharaja Independent 2,464 0.2%
D Pennappa Turuvanur Independent 2,359 0.2%
Arunachalam Y PPI 2,220 0.2%
R Hanumanthappa Independent 1,837 0.1%
Ganesh Independent 1,760 0.1%
S Meetyanaik PSP(L) 1,636 0.1%
Kumar Y Independent 1,616 0.1%
Thippeswamy T Independent 1,571 0.1%

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 23.3 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 26.1 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 10.6 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 21.5 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 14.3 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 2.8 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 7.8 pts 1999: Janata Dal (United) margin 1.3 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 4.1 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 16.2 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 9.2 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.5 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Chitradurga 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), Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Chitradurga in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

A Narayanaswamy (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Chitradurga, Karnataka, in 2019 with 626,195 votes (50.4%), a margin of 80,178 votes over B N Chandrappa.

Which parties have won Chitradurga since 1977?

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

What was the closest result in Chitradurga?

The closest result on record for Chitradurga was 1999, when Janata Dal (United) beat Indian National Congress by just 11,178 votes (1.3 percentage points).

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