Elections Archive

GEN · Karnataka

Kolar

K.h.muniyappa (INC) won by 77,972 votes (10.2%).

Electors
10,80,364
Votes polled
7,80,806
Valid votes
Turnout
72.3%
NOTA
0

Margin vs 1998 national median: 10.2% (median 7.6%). Back to Karnataka · 1998 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 1998
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.h.muniyappaWinnerINC3,04,26139.6%
2Balaji ChannaiahJD2,26,28929.5%
3V.hanumappaBJP2,25,36829.3%
4NarayanaswamyCPM8,1271.1%
5S.b.munivenkatappaIND1,6370.2%
6Alexander @ C. RanganathanIND1,2570.2%
7S.p.govinda RajuIND9980.1%

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