Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency

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Kanara was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the state of Karnataka. Since 1977, the constituency has witnessed elections won by candidates from several political parties. INC won 5 elections, BJP won 3 elections, and INC(I) won 1 election.

List of Members of Parliament (MPs) from Kanara

Election YearMP NameParty
2004Ananthkumar HegdeBJP
1999Alva MargaretINC
1998Anant KumarBJP
1996Anant D. HegdeBJP
1991Naik G. DevarayaINC
1989Devaray Naik GINC
1984G. Devaray NaikINC
1980Naik Devaray G.INC(I)
1977Kadam Balsu PursuINC

Lok Sabha Election Results in Kanara

2004 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Ananthkumar Hegde
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
4,33,17451.94
2Alva Margaret
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
2,60,94831.29
3Devaraya Naik G
JD(S)View JD(S) performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
69,4878.33
-All Other Candidates-70,3238.43
Total Votes Polled8,33,932-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 2004 Results
Ananthkumar Hegde of BJP won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 2004 general election, defeating Alva Margaret of INC by a margin of 172,226 votes, equivalent to 20.65% of the total votes polled.

1999 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Alva Margaret
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
3,56,24647.85
2Anant Kumar
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
3,45,65546.43
3Gardikar Damodhar Narayana Naik
JD(S)View JD(S) performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
36,2584.87
-All Other Candidates-6,3750.86
Total Votes Polled7,44,534-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1999 Results
Alva Margaret of INC won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1999 general election, defeating Anant Kumar of BJP by a margin of 10,591 votes, equivalent to 1.42% of the total votes polled.

1998 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Anant Kumar
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
3,63,05150.74
2Alva Margret
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
2,76,00438.57
3Bobati Udachappa KheerappaJD36,5585.11
-All Other Candidates-39,9305.58
Total Votes Polled7,15,543-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1998 Results
Anant Kumar of BJP won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1998 general election, defeating Alva Margret of INC by a margin of 87,047 votes, equivalent to 12.17% of the total votes polled.

1996 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Anant D. Hegde
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
2,76,31142.92
2Pramod HegdeJD2,20,41534.24
3Rama Narayan Naik
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
88,60913.76
-All Other Candidates-58,4869.08
Total Votes Polled6,43,821-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1996 Results
Anant D. Hegde of BJP won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1996 general election, defeating Pramod Hegde of JD by a margin of 55,896 votes, equivalent to 8.68% of the total votes polled.

1991 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Naik G. Devaraya
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
1,71,43635.53
2Karki Manjunath
BJPView BJP performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
1,41,47229.32
3Deshpande Raghunath VishwanatharaoJD1,24,12325.72
-All Other Candidates-45,5159.43
Total Votes Polled4,82,546-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1991 Results
Naik G. Devaraya of INC won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1991 general election, defeating Karki Manjunath of BJP by a margin of 29,964 votes, equivalent to 6.21% of the total votes polled.

1989 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Devaray Naik G
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
2,40,57139.5
2Anant NagJD2,09,00334.31
3Pattekar Basanna NageshKRS80,56613.23
-All Other Candidates-78,95712.96
Total Votes Polled6,09,097-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1989 Results
Devaray Naik G of INC won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1989 general election, defeating Anant Nag of JD by a margin of 31,568 votes, equivalent to 5.19% of the total votes polled.

1984 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1G. Devaray Naik
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
2,37,06450.25
2G. S. Hegde AjjibalJNP1,87,86639.82
3Yallurkar Kisanrao SidaryIND23,4284.97
-All Other Candidates-23,3834.96
Total Votes Polled4,71,741-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1984 Results
G. Devaray Naik of INC won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1984 general election, defeating G. S. Hegde Ajjibal of JNP by a margin of 49,198 votes, equivalent to 10.43% of the total votes polled.

1980 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Naik Devaray G.INC(I)2,40,43157.97
2Deshpande Raghunath VishwanathraoJNP1,23,73129.83
3Kadam Balsu PursuINC(U)46,54911.22
-All Other Candidates-4,0580.98
Total Votes Polled4,14,769-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1980 Results
Naik Devaray G. of INC(I) won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1980 general election, defeating Deshpande Raghunath Vishwanathrao of JNP by a margin of 116,700 votes, equivalent to 28.14% of the total votes polled.

1977 Lok Sabha Election Results: Kanara

PositionCandidate NameParty NameTotal VotesVote Share (%)
1Kadam Balsu Pursu
INCView INC performance history in Kanara Lok Sabha Constituency
1,95,97451.71
2Ramakrishna HegdeBLD1,61,58042.64
3B. V. NaikIND16,7024.41
-All Other Candidates-4,7001.24
Total Votes Polled3,78,956-
View Detailed Kanara Lok Sabha Election 1977 Results
Kadam Balsu Pursu of INC won the Kanara Lok Sabha constituency in the 1977 general election, defeating Ramakrishna Hegde of BLD by a margin of 34,394 votes, equivalent to 9.07% of the total votes polled.

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