Raichur, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results
Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Raichur (Karnataka) was won by Raja Amareshwara Naik (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 117,716 votes over B. V Naik. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Raichur, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.
Full Election History, 1977–2019
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
Rajshekhar Mallappa
Indian National Congress
212,232
73.7%
M. Nagappa Basappa (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
136,422 (47.4 pts)
1980
B.V. Desai
Congress (I)
175,888
66.2%
Raja Pid Naik (Congress (U))
129,050 (48.6 pts)
1984
B. V. Desai
Indian National Congress
212,244
54.1%
Vishwanath Reddy (Janata Party)
57,386 (14.6 pts)
1989
R.Ambanna Naik Dore
Indian National Congress
228,065
45.9%
Nazeer Ahmed Sidsiddiqui (Janata Dal)
88,922 (17.9 pts)
1991
Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
194,709
51.7%
Nazeer Ahmed Siddiqui (Janata Dal)
122,458 (32.5 pts)
1996
Raja Rangappa Naik
Janata Dal
214,920
44.7%
A Venkatesh Naik (Indian National Congress)
36,405 (7.6 pts)
1998
A.Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
264,187
44.9%
Raja Rangappa Naik (Janata Dal)
78,278 (13.3 pts)
1999
A. Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
359,946
52.4%
Abdul Samad Siddiq (Janata Dal (United))
172,206 (25.1 pts)
2004
A.Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
289,424
35.1%
Raja Madangopal Nayak (Janata Dal (Secular))
508 (0.1 pts)
2009
Pakkirappa.S.
Bharatiya Janata Party
316,450
46.4%
Raja Venkatappa Naik (Indian National Congress)
30,636 (4.5 pts)
2014
B.V.Nayak
Indian National Congress
443,659
45.8%
Arakera Shivanagouda Nayak (Bharatiya Janata Party)
1,499 (0.1 pts)
2019
Raja Amareshwara Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
598,337
53.9%
B. V Naik (Indian National Congress)
117,716 (10.6 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate Party Votes Share
Rajshekhar Mallappa
Indian National Congress
212,232
73.7%
M. Nagappa Basappa
Bharatiya Lok Dal
75,810
26.3%
1980
Candidate Party Votes Share
B.V. Desai
Congress (I)
175,888
66.2%
Raja Pid Naik
Congress (U)
46,838
17.6%
M.S. Patil
Janata Party
40,110
15.1%
Earappa Huligeppa
Independent
2,901
1.1%
1984
Candidate Party Votes Share
B. V. Desai
Indian National Congress
212,244
54.1%
Vishwanath Reddy
Janata Party
154,858
39.5%
Abdul Wahed Jagirdhar
LKD
14,292
3.6%
Pandurang
Independent
9,289
2.4%
Veerapa H. Master
Independent
1,768
0.5%
1989
Candidate Party Votes Share
R.Ambanna Naik Dore
Indian National Congress
228,065
45.9%
Nazeer Ahmed Sidsiddiqui
Janata Dal
139,143
28.0%
Krishnamurthy
JNP (JP)
68,574
13.8%
Channabasavappa Vakil Bettadur
KRS
46,375
9.3%
Mutthusamy Sathu
Independent
7,237
1.5%
V.H.Master
Independent
5,098
1.0%
V.Sripad
Independent
2,233
0.4%
1991
Candidate Party Votes Share
Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
194,709
51.7%
Nazeer Ahmed Siddiqui
Janata Dal
72,251
19.2%
Ranganath Reddy
Bharatiya Janata Party
66,521
17.7%
Channabasavappa Vakil Bettadur
KRS
28,941
7.7%
Shivarudrappa
Independent
4,317
1.1%
Muthusamy Sethu Muthusamy
BKUS
2,478
0.7%
G. Ashanna
Independent
2,285
0.6%
V. Sripad
Independent
2,190
0.6%
S. Noorul Hasan
MSD
1,614
0.4%
B.H. Master
Independent
902
0.2%
Hottepaksha Rangaswamy
Independent
678
0.2%
1996
Candidate Party Votes Share
Raja Rangappa Naik
Janata Dal
214,920
44.7%
A Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
178,515
37.1%
G Gopal Reddy
Bharatiya Janata Party
72,493
15.1%
Raja Panduranga Nayak
AIIC(T)
4,874
1.0%
Devendra Kumar
Independent
4,222
0.9%
D Yankappa
Independent
2,062
0.4%
Kamangouda
Independent
1,895
0.4%
Ismail Zabiullah
Independent
593
0.1%
Dr. N Murthy
Independent
587
0.1%
V H Master
Independent
567
0.1%
1998
Candidate Party Votes Share
A.Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
264,187
44.9%
Raja Rangappa Naik
Janata Dal
185,909
31.6%
Abdul Samad Siddiqui
LS
117,999
20.1%
Kariyappa Patil Advocate
KTVP
9,359
1.6%
N.Bhanuraja Advocate
Independent
7,812
1.3%
Shantappa Jummappa Siddapur
Independent
1,832
0.3%
Laxmi Devi V.H.Master
CPI (ML) Liberation
1,363
0.2%
1999
Candidate Party Votes Share
A. Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
359,946
52.4%
Abdul Samad Siddiq
Janata Dal (United)
187,740
27.3%
Mahantesh Patil Athnoor
Janata Dal (Secular)
63,844
9.3%
Comrade Basavalingappa Hirenagnoor
Independent
37,805
5.5%
J.H. Hussain Peer
Independent
37,108
5.4%
2004
Candidate Party Votes Share
A.Venkatesh Naik
Indian National Congress
289,424
35.1%
Raja Madangopal Nayak
Janata Dal (Secular)
288,916
35.0%
Kallur Sureshreddy
Bharatiya Janata Party
198,804
24.1%
Basavalingappa B
Independent
47,952
5.8%
2009
Candidate Party Votes Share
Pakkirappa.S.
Bharatiya Janata Party
316,450
46.4%
Raja Venkatappa Naik
Indian National Congress
285,814
41.9%
K.Devanna Naik
Janata Dal (Secular)
29,317
4.3%
K.Somashekhar
Independent
14,869
2.2%
Shivakumar
Bahujan Samaj Party
11,849
1.7%
Comrade V.Mudukappa Nayak
Independent
8,412
1.2%
R.Mudukappa Nayak
Independent
7,862
1.2%
Com Ii. V.H.Master
Independent
7,691
1.1%
2014
Candidate Party Votes Share
B.V.Nayak
Indian National Congress
443,659
45.8%
Arakera Shivanagouda Nayak
Bharatiya Janata Party
442,160
45.6%
D.B.Nayak
Janata Dal (Secular)
21,706
2.2%
None Of The Above
Independent
13,176
1.4%
Raja Thimappa Nayak
Bahujan Samaj Party
12,254
1.3%
M Nagaraj
CPI(ML)RS
6,938
0.7%
K Somashekar Yadgiri
SUCI(C)
6,788
0.7%
Chinnayya Nayak
Independent
6,540
0.7%
Ranganayak
PPI
4,935
0.5%
Bhimaraya Jaradabandi
Aam Aadmi Party
4,234
0.4%
Maruti
NDP
3,618
0.4%
Bhagavantappa
LSP
2,881
0.3%
2019
Candidate Party Votes Share
Raja Amareshwara Naik
Bharatiya Janata Party
598,337
53.9%
B. V Naik
Indian National Congress
480,621
43.3%
B. Venkanagouda Nayaka
Bahujan Samaj Party
13,830
1.2%
K. Somashekhar Yadagiri
SUCI(C)
8,843
0.8%
Niranjan Nayak
UPP
7,833
0.7%
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 47.4 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 48.6 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 14.6 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 17.9 pts 1991: Indian National Congress margin 32.5 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 7.6 pts 1998: Indian National Congress margin 13.3 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 25.1 pts 2004: Indian National Congress margin 0.1 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 4.5 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 0.1 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 10.6 pts 1977
1980
1984
1989
1991
1996
1998
1999
2004
2009
2014
2019
Trend
Raichur 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, Bharatiya Janata Party.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who won Raichur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?
Raja Amareshwara Naik (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Raichur, Karnataka, in 2019 with 598,337 votes (53.9%), a margin of 117,716 votes over B. V Naik.
Which parties have won Raichur since 1977?
Since 1977, Raichur has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress, Janata Dal.
What was the closest result in Raichur?
The closest result on record for Raichur was 2004, when Indian National Congress beat Janata Dal (Secular) by just 508 votes (0.1 percentage points).
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