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Kolar Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Kolar? — M. Mallesh Babu (JD(S)), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 71,388 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.

MP · 2024

M. Mallesh Babu

JD(S)
Margin: 71,388Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Kolar

2 elections · newest first

Wins by party

  • JD(S) 1
  • BJP 1
  1. 2024Jun 2024M. Mallesh BabuJD(S)Current MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated K V Gowtham (INC)Margin71,388
  2. 2019May 2019S. MuniswamyBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated K.H. Muniyappa (INC)Margin2,10,021

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

M. Mallesh Babu

JD(S)Comfortable win

votes

6,91,481

Margin

71,388(5.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

M. Mallesh Babu · JD(S)K V Gowtham · INC
6,91,4816,20,093
Candidate (19)votes
  1. 1M. Mallesh Babu✓ WinnerJD(S)6,91,48151.02%
  2. 2K V GowthamINC6,20,09345.76%
  3. 3Suman H NINDDeposit lost6,4870.48%
  4. 4Holur SrinivasaINDDeposit lost6,1630.45%
  5. 5NOTA5,8310.43%
  6. 6S B SureshaBSPDeposit lost4,7320.35%
See all candidates (+13)
  1. 7K R DevarajaDelhi Janta PartyDeposit lost4,5970.34%
  2. 8Dr M. VenkataswamyINDDeposit lost3,3540.25%
  3. 9R RanjithkumarINDDeposit lost2,1180.16%
  4. 10S N Narayanaswamy VINDDeposit lost1,9850.15%
  5. 11D GopalakrishnaSocialist Party (India)Deposit lost1,6690.12%
  6. 12Devaraja A AlusurudinneUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1,3540.1%
  7. 13M S BadarinarayanaINDDeposit lost1,1160.08%
  8. 14Mahesh A VKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1,0650.08%
  9. 15ThimmarayappaRepublican Party of India (Karnataka)Deposit lost8640.06%
  10. 16R RajendraINDDeposit lost7510.06%
  11. 17M MunigangappaINDDeposit lost6040.04%
  12. 18M C Halli VenuVCKDeposit lost5210.04%
  13. 19Krishnaiah NINDDeposit lost4430.03%
Total votes13,55,228

Deposit lost: 16 of 18 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
17,28,198

incl. service voters

Votes cast
13,56,814

incl. 5,113 postal

Turnout
78.51%
Polling stations
2,060

Turnout of men and women

Women76.8%

6,70,708 of 8,72,907 voted on EVMs

Men79.6%

6,80,925 of 8,55,080 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 211; 68 voted.

  • Candidates18
  • Lost deposit16
  • NOTA5,831
  • Valid votes13,49,397

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: S. Muniswamy (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1S. Muniswamy✓ WinnerBJP7,09,16556.35%
  2. 2K.H. MuniyappaINC4,99,14439.66%
  3. 3NOTA13,8891.1%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 4Jayaprasad M.GBSPDeposit lost9,8610.78%
  2. 5Ashok Chakravarthi M.BAmbedkar Samaj PartyDeposit lost7,0850.56%
  3. 6Ramanji. RUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost3,4120.27%
  4. 7Raj Kumaresan. LINDDeposit lost2,8810.23%
  5. 8N.C. SubbarayappaINDDeposit lost2,5740.2%
  6. 9C. ShankarappaINDDeposit lost2,4950.2%
  7. 10Dr. RAMESH BABU. V.M.INDDeposit lost1,4940.12%
  8. 11G. ChikkanarayanaRepublican SenaDeposit lost1,4910.12%
  9. 12Medihala Chalavadi M ChandrashekarINDDeposit lost1,4540.12%
  10. 13Sarvesh N.M.Pyramid Party of IndiaDeposit lost1,4070.11%
  11. 14Munirajappa. PINDDeposit lost1,1840.09%
  12. 15Dhanamatnalli VenkateshappaRepublican Party of India (A)Deposit lost1,0150.08%
Total votes12,58,551

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Kolar?

M. Mallesh Babu (JD(S)) won Kolar in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 6,91,481 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kolar?

M. Mallesh Babu defeated K V Gowtham (INC) by 71,388 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Kolar?

2019: S. Muniswamy (BJP)

What was the turnout in Kolar in 2024?

78.51% — 13,56,814 of 17,28,198 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.8%, men's 79.6%.

How many voters does Kolar have?

17,28,198 electors at the 2024 election — 8,55,080 men, 8,72,907 women, 211 third gender (service voters included), and 2,060 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer