Elections Archive

GEN · Karnataka

Kolar

K H Muniyappa (INC) won by 17,042 votes (2.4%).

Electors
10,45,861
Votes polled
7,14,163
Valid votes
Turnout
68.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1996 national median: 2.4% (median 9.4%). Back to Karnataka · 1996 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
5.3%(-11.6%)
Turnout
78.5%(+0.2%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
97.2%

Winning margin over time · Kolar

197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202427%

Candidates

Candidates · Kolar 1996
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K H MuniyappaWinnerINC3,10,34944.4%
2Balaji ChannaiahJD2,93,30741.9%
3V HanumappaBJP84,55812.1%
4R PrabhuramIND4,7560.7%
5M SrinivasappaIND1,1440.2%
6D BaluIND1,0750.2%
7M PuttaswamyPSSS8300.1%
8PrakashIND7140.1%
9R Sundara MurthyIND6420.1%
10K VenkateshappaIND5400.1%
11VenkatappaIND5360.1%
12C MohanrajIND4730.1%
13K M Venkataramanappa ChinnappaiahIND3340.0%

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