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Mangalore, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Mangalore (Karnataka) was won by D. V. Sadananda Gowda (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 33,415 votes over M Veerappa Moily. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Mangalore, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2004.

Full Election History, 1977–2004

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 Janardhana Poojari Indian National Congress 233,458 60.1% A. K. Subbaiah (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 78,328 (20.2 pts)
1980 Janardhana Poojari Congress (I) 249,283 55.9% Karambally Sanjeeva Shetty (Janata Party) 128,897 (28.9 pts)
1984 Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 299,490 62.0% K. Rama Bhat (Bharatiya Janata Party) 119,399 (24.7 pts)
1989 Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 275,672 44.1% V.Dhanajaya Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) 91,097 (14.6 pts)
1991 V. Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 274,700 49.8% Janardhana Poojari (Indian National Congress) 35,005 (6.3 pts)
1996 V Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 250,765 36.7% Janardhana Poojary (Indian National Congress) 14,499 (2.1 pts)
1998 V.Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 341,362 48.2% Janardhana Poojary (Indian National Congress) 6,907 (1.0 pts)
1999 V.Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 353,536 49.1% M.Veerappa Moily (Indian National Congress) 8,469 (1.2 pts)
2004 D. V. Sadananda Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 384,760 48.6% M Veerappa Moily (Indian National Congress) 33,415 (4.2 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Janardhana Poojari Indian National Congress 233,458 60.1%
A. K. Subbaiah Bharatiya Lok Dal 155,130 39.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Janardhana Poojari Congress (I) 249,283 55.9%
Karambally Sanjeeva Shetty Janata Party 120,386 27.0%
B.A. Mohideen Congress (U) 36,628 8.2%
Mahabaleshwara Bhat CPI (Marxist) 23,619 5.3%
I.M. Cariappa Janata Party (Secular) 8,695 2.0%
Dalavai Hanumaraje Urs Independent 3,651 0.8%
Kockkanda Belliappa Chengappa Independent 1,660 0.4%
S.N. Vasudev Rao Independent 1,179 0.3%
Shankaranarayana Bhat Nettar Independent 580 0.1%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 299,490 62.0%
K. Rama Bhat Bharatiya Janata Party 180,091 37.3%
Ekanath Nayak Independent 3,219 0.7%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 275,672 44.1%
V.Dhanajaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 184,575 29.5%
M.Mohammed Hussain Janata Dal 133,533 21.4%
P.D.Subbiah JNP (JP) 20,182 3.2%
P.V.Mohan Independent 4,104 0.7%
Gerty Suvarna Independent 2,277 0.4%
Flossy V.Pariara Independent 1,592 0.3%
Malville Pinto Independent 1,560 0.2%
P.Vasudeva Independent 1,471 0.2%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V. Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 274,700 49.8%
Janardhana Poojari Indian National Congress 239,695 43.5%
P. Ramchandra Rao CPI (Marxist) 28,010 5.1%
H. Subbayya Shetty Janata Party 3,753 0.7%
C.B. Belliappa Independent 2,184 0.4%
Melville Pinto MSD 2,045 0.4%
B.E. Sheshadri Independent 567 0.1%
M.N. Govindrajulu Independent 522 0.1%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 250,765 36.7%
Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 236,266 34.6%
B A Jivijaya Janata Dal 180,889 26.5%
Everest D Souza Independent 4,318 0.6%
P V Vijaya Kumar Independent 2,218 0.3%
P M Bojappa Independent 1,841 0.3%
Kalachanda Ravi Thammaiah Independent 1,834 0.3%
Vasudeva M P Independent 1,517 0.2%
Kockanda Belliappa Chengappa Independent 1,043 0.2%
Harish Bantwal Independent 961 0.1%
Mohan Dev Alva Independent 861 0.1%
P A Abbas Independent 441 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V.Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 341,362 48.2%
Janardhana Poojary Indian National Congress 334,455 47.2%
Mathanda Ramesh Janata Dal 28,190 4.0%
J. Ramdas KTVP 2,952 0.4%
B. Ismail PDP 1,056 0.1%
Nitte Vidyadhar Shetty Independent 882 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
V.Dhananjaya Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 353,536 49.1%
M.Veerappa Moily Indian National Congress 345,067 48.0%
Lokeswari Vinayachandra Janata Dal (Secular) 20,980 2.9%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
D. V. Sadananda Gowda Bharatiya Janata Party 384,760 48.6%
M Veerappa Moily Indian National Congress 351,345 44.4%
A K Subbaiah Janata Dal (Secular) 39,774 5.0%
Rohit Kumar Joshi KNDP 15,693 2.0%

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 20.2 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 28.9 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 24.7 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 14.6 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 6.3 pts 1996: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.0 pts 1999: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.2 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.2 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004

Trend

Mangalore 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 Mangalore in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?

D. V. Sadananda Gowda (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Mangalore, Karnataka, in 2004 with 384,760 votes (48.6%), a margin of 33,415 votes over M Veerappa Moily.

Which parties have won Mangalore since 1977?

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

What was the closest result in Mangalore?

The closest result on record for Mangalore was 1998, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 6,907 votes (1.0 percentage points).

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