Indian National Congress (U) on Shimoga

State 29 · Lok Sabha · 13 contests on this seat

Record on this seat

WON 0 OF 1 contested

INCU never finished second here

Strike rate

0%

wins as a share of contests fought

The party's figures here

counted from 1 published candidature

Best vote share19.50%in 1980

Worst vote share19.50%in 1980

Average vote share19.50% mean across contests carrying a share

First contested1980

Last contested1980

Votes polled here86,245across all 1 contests

Vote share by year

vote %, against every contest this seat has held

Indian National Congress (U) vote share · a ringed point is a year they won this seat · a dashed upright is a contest with no point for this party, where the line breaks rather than touching zero.

Did not contest: 1977, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019, 2024 — the seat went to the polls in those years and this party fielded no candidate. The line is broken there. It is not zero.

Every contest

1 candidature · most recent first

Year	Candidate	Votes	Vote %	Position	Result
1980	M. Lingaiah	86,245	19.50%	3	Lost · 3rd

Other parties on this seat

by best finish

Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janta Party Janata Dal Janta Party Indian National Congress (I)Janata Dal (Secular)Bharatiya Lok Dal Janata Pary (JP)Independent Bahujan Samaj Party Janata Dal (United)Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha Aam Aadmi Party Jharkhand Party Kannada Nadu Party Akhila India Jananayaka Makkal Katchi (Dr. Issac)Pyramid Party Of India Uttama Prajaakeeya Party Karunaadu Party Bhatiya Krishi Udyog Sangh Sarva Janata Party Karnataka Rashtra Samithi Young Star Empowerment Party