Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Kanara (Karnataka) was won by Ananthkumar Hegde (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 172,226 votes over Alva Margaret. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Kanara, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1977–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
Kadam Balsu Pursu
Indian National Congress
195,974
51.7%
Ramakrishna Hegde (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
34,394 (9.1 pts)
1980
Naik Devaray G.
Congress (I)
240,431
58.0%
Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao (Janata Party)
116,700 (28.1 pts)
1984
G. Devaray Naik
Indian National Congress
237,064
50.3%
G. S. Hegde Ajjibal (Janata Party)
49,198 (10.4 pts)
1989
Devaray Naik G
Indian National Congress
240,571
38.0%
Anant Nag (Janata Dal)
31,568 (5.0 pts)
1991
Naik G. Devaraya
Indian National Congress
171,436
35.5%
Karki Manjunath (Bharatiya Janata Party)
29,964 (6.2 pts)
1996
Anant D. Hegde
Bharatiya Janata Party
276,311
42.9%
Pramod Hegde (Janata Dal)
55,896 (8.7 pts)
1998
Anant Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
363,051
50.7%
Alva Margret (Indian National Congress)
87,047 (12.2 pts)
1999
Alva Margaret
Indian National Congress
356,246
47.8%
Anant Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party)
10,591 (1.4 pts)
2004
Ananthkumar Hegde
Bharatiya Janata Party
433,174
51.9%
Alva Margaret (Indian National Congress)
172,226 (20.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Kadam Balsu Pursu
Indian National Congress
195,974
51.7%
Ramakrishna Hegde
Bharatiya Lok Dal
161,580
42.6%
B. V. Naik
Independent
16,702
4.4%
Shankargouda Chanabasappa Patil
Independent
4,700
1.2%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Naik Devaray G.
Congress (I)
240,431
58.0%
Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao
Janata Party
123,731
29.8%
Kadam Balsu Pursu
Congress (U)
46,549
11.2%
Sulebhavi Allisab Bawasab
Independent
4,058
1.0%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
G. Devaray Naik
Indian National Congress
237,064
50.3%
G. S. Hegde Ajjibal
Janata Party
187,866
39.8%
Yallurkar Kisanrao Sidary
Independent
23,428
5.0%
Balchandra Shankareppa Badiger
Independent
9,932
2.1%
M. G. Ramesh
Independent
7,331
1.6%
Naik Balakrishna Venkappa Alias Balasaheba
Independent
6,120
1.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Devaray Naik G
Indian National Congress
240,571
38.0%
Anant Nag
Janata Dal
209,003
33.0%
Pattekar Basanna Nagesh
KRS
80,566
12.7%
Shivram Karanth
Independent
58,902
9.3%
Naik Bhairav Das
JNP (JP)
23,616
3.7%
Dharashwar Manjunath Shridhar
Independent
9,352
1.5%
Naik Vasu Kanna
Independent
4,155
0.7%
Krishna Vasu Naik
Independent
3,217
0.5%
Naik Dakappa Nagappa
Independent
1,754
0.3%
Keshav Durgappa Naik
Independent
1,577
0.2%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Naik G. Devaraya
Indian National Congress
171,436
35.5%
Karki Manjunath
Bharatiya Janata Party
141,472
29.3%
Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanatharao
Janata Dal
124,123
25.7%
Bobati Udachappa Kheerappa
KRS
45,515
9.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anant D. Hegde
Bharatiya Janata Party
276,311
42.9%
Pramod Hegde
Janata Dal
220,415
34.2%
Rama Narayan Naik
Indian National Congress
88,609
13.8%
Naik N M
KCP
43,694
6.8%
Naik Balakrishna Venkanna
Independent
7,466
1.2%
Khargekar Annandrao K
Independent
2,211
0.3%
Goankar Rajmahendra
Independent
2,168
0.3%
Naik Mallu Bhikaro
Independent
1,527
0.2%
Ganapati Devanna Naik
Independent
1,420
0.2%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Anant Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
363,051
50.7%
Alva Margret
Indian National Congress
276,004
38.6%
Bobati Udachappa Kheerappa
Janata Dal
36,558
5.1%
Bhemanna Naik
KTVP
27,022
3.8%
I.M.Rizwan
Independent
7,163
1.0%
Lalita G.Hegde
Samajwadi Party
3,623
0.5%
M.K.Shanbhag Kalbagkar
Independent
2,122
0.3%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Alva Margaret
Indian National Congress
356,246
47.8%
Anant Kumar
Bharatiya Janata Party
345,655
46.4%
Gardikar Damodhar Narayana Naik
Janata Dal (Secular)
36,258
4.9%
Nayak Balakrishna Venkanna
Nationalist Congress Party
3,301
0.4%
Kalbagkar M.K.S.
AJBP
3,074
0.4%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Ananthkumar Hegde
Bharatiya Janata Party
433,174
51.9%
Alva Margaret
Indian National Congress
260,948
31.3%
Devaraya Naik G
Janata Dal (Secular)
69,487
8.3%
Neernalli Ramakrishn
Janata Party
24,213
2.9%
Jayant Mukund Tinaikar
KNDP
19,840
2.4%
Mutaguppi Laxmesh Putta
Independent
17,513
2.1%
Ajeya Madhav Shanbhag
Independent
8,757
1.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Kanara has been contested at 9 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1977. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Congress (I), Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Kanara in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Ananthkumar Hegde (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Kanara, Karnataka, in 2004 with 433,174 votes (51.9%), a margin of 172,226 votes over Alva Margaret.
Which parties have won Kanara since 1977?
Since 1977, Kanara has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Kanara?
The closest result on record for Kanara was 1999, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 10,591 votes (1.4 percentage points).