Dakshina Kanna #17GEN

KARNATAKA · Lok Sabha · 13 contests

Currently held by

Captain Brijesh Chowta

BJPBharatiya Janta Party

Won in

by 1,49,208 votes · 10.5pp

Contests published13on record for the Lok Sabha

First contest1977

Latest contest2024

Parties that have won3across every contest

Median margin10.5pp over all 13 contests

Every contest

bar scaled to 28.3pp

Year	Winner	Party	Margin	Margin %	Turnout
2024	Captain Brijesh Chowta	BJP	1,49,208	10.5	77.9
2019	Nalin Kumar Kateel	BJP	2,74,621	20.4	79.6
2014	Nalin Kumar Kateel	BJP	1,43,709	11.9	77.1
2009	Nalin Kumar Kateel	BJP	40,420	4.0	74.5
2004	D. V. Sadananda Gowda	BJP	33,415	4.2	71.7
1999	V.Dhananjaya Kumar	BJP	8,469	1.2	73.2
1998	V.Dhananjaya Kumar	BJP	6,907	1.0	73.7
1996	V Dhananjaya Kumar	BJP	14,499	2.1	72.0
1991	V. Dhananjaya Kumar	BJP	35,005	6.3	59.6
1989	Janardhana Poojary	INC	91,097	14.1	70.0
1984	Janardhana Poojary	INC	1,19,399	24.4	73.1
1980	Janardhana Poojari	INCI	1,28,897	28.3	71.2
1977	Janardhana Poojari	INC	78,328	19.8	71.3

Provisional Constituency-wise results, Lok Sabha, Dakshina Kanna (KARNATAKA)