Elections Archive

GEN · Karnataka

Bangalore South

Ananth Kumar (BJP) won by 1,80,047 votes (22.6%).

Electors
13,98,070
Votes polled
8,10,135
Valid votes
Turnout
57.9%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 22.6% (median 7.6%). Back to Karnataka · 1998 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Safe (20%+)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
22.3%(-5.8%)
Turnout
53.4%(-1.3%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
98.6%

Winning margin over time · Bangalore South

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Candidates

Candidates · Bangalore South 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Ananth KumarWinnerBJP4,29,64853.8%
2D.p.sharmaINC2,49,60131.3%
3V.somannaJD1,10,32313.8%
4B.s.rajputSAP2,6880.3%
5Guinness Hotte Paksha RangaswamyIND1,6490.2%
6Dr.b.r.manjunathIND1,0320.1%
7FrancisIND9150.1%
8Abbas Ali BohraKTVP7040.1%
9S.v.ramannaRJD5920.1%
10ShekharIND5620.1%
11L.nagarajIND4210.1%

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