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Tumkur, Karnataka — Lok Sabha Election Results

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

Tumkur (Karnataka) was won by G. S. Basavaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 13,339 votes over H. D. Devegowda. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Tumkur, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1977–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1977 K. Lakkappa Indian National Congress 237,086 57.7% S. Mallikarjuniah (Bharatiya Lok Dal) 66,817 (16.2 pts)
1980 K. Lakkappa Congress (I) 243,229 55.5% S. Mallikarjuniah (Janata Party) 117,061 (26.7 pts)
1984 G. S. Basavaraju Indian National Congress 265,249 51.0% Y. K. Ramaiah (Janata Party) 30,410 (5.9 pts)
1989 G.S.Basavaraj Indian National Congress 376,878 55.9% Y.K.Ramalah (JNP (JP)) 199,138 (29.5 pts)
1991 S. Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 255,186 43.3% G.S. Basavaraj (Indian National Congress) 18,917 (3.2 pts)
1996 C N Bhaskarappa Janata Dal 192,228 28.6% S Mallikarjunaiah (Bharatiya Janata Party) 15,712 (2.3 pts)
1998 S.Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 327,312 45.5% R.Narayana (Indian National Congress) 71,187 (9.9 pts)
1999 G.S.Basavaraj Indian National Congress 318,922 41.2% S.Mallikarjunaiah (Bharatiya Janata Party) 63,937 (8.3 pts)
2004 S. Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 303,016 35.1% Jagadeesh D L (Janata Dal (Secular)) 2,351 (0.3 pts)
2009 G.S. Basavaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 331,064 36.8% Muddahanumegowda S.P. (Janata Dal (Secular)) 21,445 (2.4 pts)
2014 Muddahanumegowda.S.P. Indian National Congress 429,868 39.0% G.S.Basavaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) 74,041 (6.7 pts)
2019 G. S. Basavaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 596,127 48.3% H. D. Devegowda (Janata Dal (Secular)) 13,339 (1.1 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Lakkappa Indian National Congress 237,086 57.7%
S. Mallikarjuniah Bharatiya Lok Dal 170,269 41.4%
Abdul Subhan Independent 3,861 0.9%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
K. Lakkappa Congress (I) 243,229 55.5%
S. Mallikarjuniah Janata Party 126,168 28.8%
N. Hutchamasthy Gowda Congress (U) 53,285 12.2%
A.V. Hamea Gowda Janata Party (Secular) 8,404 1.9%
K.V. Subramanyaswamy Independent 5,276 1.2%
Mohan Appasaheb Patil Independent 2,180 0.5%

1984

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. S. Basavaraju Indian National Congress 265,249 51.0%
Y. K. Ramaiah Janata Party 234,839 45.2%
Bhoothaiah Independent 9,692 1.9%
Bommegowda Independent 3,475 0.7%
K. S. Rajagopal Independent 1,755 0.3%
G. R. Nagaraju Independent 1,564 0.3%
K. Seebaiah Independent 1,330 0.3%
K. V. Subramanyaswamy Independent 1,230 0.2%
Y. H. Huchaiah Independent 977 0.2%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G.S.Basavaraj Indian National Congress 376,878 55.9%
Y.K.Ramalah JNP (JP) 177,740 26.4%
D.T.Mayanna Janata Dal 109,673 16.3%
Nagabhushana R. Independent 4,304 0.6%
T.R.Renuka Prasad Independent 3,012 0.4%
T.S.Virupaksha Independent 2,433 0.4%

1991

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 255,186 43.3%
G.S. Basavaraj Indian National Congress 236,269 40.1%
D. Nagarajaiah Janata Party 73,587 12.5%
Speerangappa Independent 8,165 1.4%
Y.K. Ramaiah Independent 3,403 0.6%
Dasappa Independent 2,805 0.5%
G.R. Nagaraju Independent 2,751 0.5%
R. Nagabhushana Independent 2,550 0.4%
B.K. Rangaswamy Independent 2,141 0.4%
Mohamed Ghouse Independent 1,669 0.3%
Taher Ahamed Independent 903 0.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
C N Bhaskarappa Janata Dal 192,228 28.6%
S Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 176,516 26.3%
R Manjunath Indian National Congress 151,353 22.5%
Y K Ramaiah Samajwadi Party 127,161 18.9%
S K Sathyanarayana Independent 3,600 0.5%
K Shivananjappa Independent 3,481 0.5%
Ahmed Independent 3,344 0.5%
Nagaraja Independent 3,231 0.5%
Renukaradhya Independent 2,768 0.4%
C G Nagaraju Independent 1,528 0.2%
Ranganatha N B Independent 1,472 0.2%
H R Nagesh Independent 1,110 0.2%
M B Dayananda Independent 1,067 0.2%
M K Varadaraju Independent 988 0.1%
Guruprasad Independent 739 0.1%
Shanthilal B. Jain Independent 719 0.1%
Sadashivaiah Independent 455 0.1%
Manjula Nagaraju Independent 395 0.1%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S.Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 327,312 45.5%
R.Narayana Indian National Congress 256,125 35.6%
Bhaskarappa C.N. Janata Dal 132,663 18.4%
Abdul Sattar KTVP 3,271 0.5%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G.S.Basavaraj Indian National Congress 318,922 41.2%
S.Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 254,985 33.0%
C.N.Bhasakarappa Janata Dal (Secular) 190,295 24.6%
V.Nagaraju Bahujan Samaj Party 9,644 1.2%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
S. Mallikarjunaiah Bharatiya Janata Party 303,016 35.1%
Jagadeesh D L Janata Dal (Secular) 300,665 34.8%
Basavaraj G S Indian National Congress 227,701 26.4%
Pavagada Sreeram Independent 22,120 2.6%
Choudhari Veer Singh Samajwadi Party 10,241 1.2%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G.S. Basavaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 331,064 36.8%
Muddahanumegowda S.P. Janata Dal (Secular) 309,619 34.4%
P. Kodandaramaiah Indian National Congress 177,726 19.8%
Sri Gowrishankara Swamigalu Samajwadi Party 28,923 3.2%
Ashok Bahujan Samaj Party 15,044 1.7%
Niranjana C.S Independent 12,853 1.4%
Shashibhushan S.C Independent 10,715 1.2%
Mohamed Khasim Independent 5,219 0.6%
G. Nagendra Independent 4,713 0.5%
D.R. Nagaraja Independent 3,908 0.4%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Muddahanumegowda.S.P. Indian National Congress 429,868 39.0%
G.S.Basavaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 355,827 32.3%
A.Krishnappa Janata Dal (Secular) 258,683 23.5%
None Of The Above Independent 12,934 1.2%
Chinnappa.V Communist Party of India 10,448 0.9%
A.S.D'Silva Aam Aadmi Party 8,322 0.8%
S.B.Hanumantharayappa Independent 6,301 0.6%
Nilufar Jamani Ahmed Bahujan Samaj Party 4,732 0.4%
B.Venkatesha KP 2,390 0.2%
K.V.Srinivas Kalkere Independent 2,195 0.2%
Shivakumar Independent 1,674 0.2%
Brahmananda Reddy Independent 1,672 0.2%
H.L.Mohan Kumar HJP 1,528 0.1%
L.P.Yadunandana Independent 1,508 0.1%
Anwar Independent 1,245 0.1%
G.Nagendra Independent 1,094 0.1%
Govindarju.G Independent 1,063 0.1%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
G. S. Basavaraj Bharatiya Janata Party 596,127 48.3%
H. D. Devegowda Janata Dal (Secular) 582,788 47.2%
N. Shivanna Communist Party of India 17,227 1.4%
Siddaramegowda T. B. Independent 7,637 0.6%
K. C. Hanumantharaya Bahujan Samaj Party 6,013 0.5%
Chaya Rajashankar UPP 4,398 0.4%
Mahalakshmi C. P. ASP 4,211 0.3%
J. K. Sami Independent 3,453 0.3%
G. Nagendra Independent 3,050 0.2%
T. N. Kumara Swamy Independent 2,566 0.2%
K. V. Srinivas Kalkere Independent 1,959 0.2%
D. Sharadhishayana Independent 1,452 0.1%
Prakash. R. A. Jain Independent 1,277 0.1%
B. S. Mallikarjunaiah Independent 1,269 0.1%
Kapanigowda Independent 1,136 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 16.2 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 26.7 pts 1984: Indian National Congress margin 5.9 pts 1989: Indian National Congress margin 29.5 pts 1991: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 3.2 pts 1996: Janata Dal margin 2.3 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 9.9 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 8.3 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.3 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 2.4 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 6.7 pts 2019: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 1.1 pts 1977 1980 1984 1989 1991 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Tumkur 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), Bharatiya Janata Party, Janata Dal.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Tumkur in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

G. S. Basavaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Tumkur, Karnataka, in 2019 with 596,127 votes (48.3%), a margin of 13,339 votes over H. D. Devegowda.

Which parties have won Tumkur since 1977?

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

What was the closest result in Tumkur?

The closest result on record for Tumkur was 2004, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Janata Dal (Secular) by just 2,351 votes (0.3 percentage points).

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