Janata Dal (Secular) on Shimoga

State 29 · Lok Sabha · 13 contests on this seat

Record on this seat

WON 0 OF 4 contested

JDS runner-up 3 times

Strike rate

0%

wins as a share of contests fought

The party's figures here

counted from 4 published candidatures

Best vote share39.50%in 2019

Worst vote share21.30%in 2014

Average vote share31.58% mean across contests carrying a share

First contested1999

Last contested2019

Votes polled here13 Lacross all 4 contests

Vote share by year

vote %, against every contest this seat has held

Janata Dal (Secular) 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, 1980, 1984, 1989, 1991, 1996, 1998, 2009, 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

4 candidatures · most recent first

Year	Candidate	Votes	Vote %	Position	Result
2019	S.Madhubangarappa	5,06,512	39.50%	2	Lost · 2nd
2014	Geetha Shivarajkumar	2,40,636	21.30%	3	Lost · 3rd
2004	Dr. S Ramegowda	2,86,678	33.50%	2	Lost · 2nd
1999	Krishna	2,65,930	32.00%	2	Lost · 2nd

Other parties on this seat

by best finish

Indian National Congress Bharatiya Janta Party Janata Dal Janta Party Indian National Congress (I)Bharatiya Lok Dal Janata Pary (JP)Independent Bahujan Samaj Party Janata Dal (United)Indian National Congress (U)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