Election
Name in the record

M. KRISHNAPPA

Also on ballots as M.KRISHNAPPA, M KRISHNAPPA, M Krishnappa

INC·BJP·IND

This is almost certainly more than one person

The dataset carries no candidate identifier, so every ballot line reading “M. KRISHNAPPA” is grouped by name alone. This record shows a 61-year span across 13 contests — patterns a single career can’t produce. Read each block below as its own thread, and treat the totals as counts for the name, not for a person.

Also recorded as

Other spellings of what is very likely the same person — names are stored as free text, so word order, initials and joined words split a career across pages.

Ballot lines
13
1962–2023
Wins
9
Parties
3
States / UT
2
incl. Lok Sabha

Every contest

Grouped by state and by Lok Sabha — spelling variants are merged, and, without a candidate id, so are different people who share this name.

ElectionConstituencyPartyVotesShareResult
Karnataka12 contests · 1962–2023 · 9 won
Karnataka 2023167. Vijay NagarINC80,15750.5%Won
Karnataka 2023176. Bangalore SouthBJP1,96,22051.4%Won
Karnataka 2018167. Vijay NagarINC73,35346.9%Won
Karnataka 2018176. Bangalore SouthBJP1,52,46946.0%Won
Karnataka 2013167. Vijay NagarINC76,89157.7%Won
Karnataka 2013167. Vijay NagarIND3430.3%Lost · 9th
Karnataka 2013176. Bangalore SouthBJP1,02,20740.8%Won
Karnataka 2008167. Vijay NagarINC70,45764.4%Won
Karnataka 2008176. Bangalore SouthBJP71,11442.6%Won
Karnataka 2008176. Bangalore SouthIND9900.6%Lost · 8th
Karnataka 196778. BasavanagudiINC9,65332.6%Lost · 2nd
Karnataka 1962164. BasavanagudiINC12,67648.5%Won
Lok Sabha1 contest · 1991–1991 · 0 won
Lok Sabha 1991175. Bangalore NorthIND1770.0%Lost · 26th