Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30
Udupi (Karnataka) was won by Manorama Madhwaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) at the 2004 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 29,003 votes over Vinaya Kumar Sorake. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Udupi, Karnataka, from 1977 to 2004.
Full Election History, 1977–2004
Election
Winner
Party
Votes
Vote Share
Runner-up
Margin
1977
T. A. Pai
Indian National Congress
224,788
61.5%
V. S. Acharya (Bharatiya Lok Dal)
103,462 (28.3 pts)
1980
Oscar Fernandes
Congress (I)
261,738
61.8%
V.S. Acharya (Janata Party)
159,969 (37.8 pts)
1984
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
287,412
62.4%
K. S. Hegde (Bharatiya Janata Party)
142,336 (30.9 pts)
1989
Oscar Pernandes
Indian National Congress
313,849
53.5%
M.Sanjeeva (Janata Dal)
152,193 (26.0 pts)
1991
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
234,120
47.9%
A. Rukmayya Poojary (Bharatiya Janata Party)
87,812 (18.0 pts)
1996
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
235,932
37.4%
I M Jayarama Shetty (Bharatiya Janata Party)
2,454 (0.4 pts)
1998
I.M.Jayarama Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
341,466
50.8%
Oscar Fernandes (Indian National Congress)
56,568 (8.4 pts)
1999
Vinay Kumar Sorake
Indian National Congress
352,326
51.4%
I.M. Jayaram Shetty (Bharatiya Janata Party)
31,587 (4.6 pts)
2004
Manorama Madhwaraj
Bharatiya Janata Party
369,627
47.4%
Vinaya Kumar Sorake (Indian National Congress)
29,003 (3.7 pts)
Full Result Breakdown by Election
1977
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
T. A. Pai
Indian National Congress
224,788
61.5%
V. S. Acharya
Bharatiya Lok Dal
121,326
33.2%
Yashoda S. Armugham
Independent
17,794
4.9%
J. M. Lobo Prabhu
Independent
1,451
0.4%
1980
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Oscar Fernandes
Congress (I)
261,738
61.8%
V.S. Acharya
Janata Party
101,769
24.0%
T.A. Pai
Congress (U)
59,972
14.2%
1984
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
287,412
62.4%
K. S. Hegde
Bharatiya Janata Party
145,076
31.5%
K. R. Sriyan
CPI (Marxist)
14,156
3.1%
Manjunath
Independent
5,160
1.1%
Ramaraya Acharya
Independent
2,706
0.6%
K. Gopalakrishna Kini
Independent
2,496
0.5%
Ballaghatta Ramachandra Bhat
Independent
2,268
0.5%
Deepak Kumar
Independent
1,540
0.3%
1989
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Oscar Pernandes
Indian National Congress
313,849
53.5%
M.Sanjeeva
Janata Dal
161,656
27.6%
Karamballi Sanjeva Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
89,157
15.2%
Madan Mohan Naik
JNP (JP)
14,400
2.5%
M. Nagappa Shanubhag
Independent
2,856
0.5%
Sudheer Kanchan
Independent
2,763
0.5%
P.A.Sridhar Shenai
Independent
1,481
0.3%
1991
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
234,120
47.9%
A. Rukmayya Poojary
Bharatiya Janata Party
146,308
29.9%
U.R. Sabhapathi
Janata Dal
104,071
21.3%
Bhaskar
Independent
2,332
0.5%
P.A. Shreedhar Shanai
Independent
1,791
0.4%
1996
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
235,932
37.4%
I M Jayarama Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
233,478
37.0%
K Vasantha Bangera
Janata Dal
147,293
23.3%
Airody Dhanyavantha Pai
Independent
3,533
0.6%
K Balakrishna Pai
Independent
2,230
0.4%
S Sharashchandra Shetty
Independent
2,194
0.3%
Ravindra Shanubhag
Independent
1,859
0.3%
Jerry Lewis
Independent
1,321
0.2%
Umanatham Suvarna
Independent
1,251
0.2%
Francis D Silva
Independent
717
0.1%
Shridhara Kalmady
Independent
697
0.1%
Thonse Rama Mohan Hegde
Independent
516
0.1%
Abdul Razak
Independent
486
0.1%
1998
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
I.M.Jayarama Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
341,466
50.8%
Oscar Fernandes
Indian National Congress
284,898
42.4%
Mattar Rathnakar Hegde
Janata Dal
29,238
4.4%
Dayananda Poojary
KTVP
7,009
1.0%
Richard D'Souza
SAP
3,696
0.6%
M.P.Shridhara Byndoor
Independent
3,105
0.5%
B.P.Bhasker
Independent
2,375
0.4%
1999
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Vinay Kumar Sorake
Indian National Congress
352,326
51.4%
I.M. Jayaram Shetty
Bharatiya Janata Party
320,739
46.8%
Shrinivasa
Janata Dal (Secular)
11,816
1.7%
2004
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Manorama Madhwaraj
Bharatiya Janata Party
369,627
47.4%
Vinaya Kumar Sorake
Indian National Congress
340,624
43.6%
Taranatha Shetty Kodavoor
Janata Dal (Secular)
45,574
5.8%
Oswald Fernandis
KNDP
24,531
3.1%
Margin Over Time
Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).
Trend
Udupi 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 Udupi in the 2004 Lok Sabha election?
Manorama Madhwaraj (Bharatiya Janata Party) won Udupi, Karnataka, in 2004 with 369,627 votes (47.4%), a margin of 29,003 votes over Vinaya Kumar Sorake.
Which parties have won Udupi since 1977?
Since 1977, Udupi has been won by: Bharatiya Janata Party, Congress (I), Indian National Congress.
What was the closest result in Udupi?
The closest result on record for Udupi was 1996, when Indian National Congress beat Bharatiya Janata Party by just 2,454 votes (0.4 percentage points).