Sirsi Assembly Election Result 1994

Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 1994

Jaiwani Premanand Subray of Janata Dal won the Sirsi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Karnataka in the 1994 state assembly election, securing 26,758 votes (27.90% vote share). The runner-up was Vivekananda Vaidya (Bharatiya Janata Party) with 24,972 votes.

A total of 8 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Karnataka
  • Constituency: Sirsi
  • Constituency Number: 80
  • District: Uttara Kannada
  • Total Contestants: 8
  • Election Year: 1994
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Jaiwani Premanand Subray 26758 27.90% Janata Dal
2 Vivekananda Vaidya 24972 26.00% Bharatiya Janata Party
3 Kanade Gopal Mukund 24470 25.50% Indian National Congress
4 Mohan Shiroor 18788 19.60% Karnataka Congress Party
5 Deshbag Rajesh Hanumant 389 0.40% Independent
6 Bandiwaddar Irappa Hammantappa 269 0.30% Independent
7 Achut Durga Palekar 199 0.20% Independent
8 Revankar Madhav Shankar 117 0.10% Independent

About Sirsi Assembly Constituency

The Sirsi constituency is part of the Karnataka Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 1994 Assembly election, 8 candidates contested for this seat. Jaiwani Premanand Subray (Janata Dal) emerged as the winner securing 26,758 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

8 candidates contested from Sirsi assembly constituency in the 1994 Vidhan Sabha election.

Sirsi is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Karnataka.

Jaiwani Premanand Subray (Janata Dal) won the Sirsi assembly seat in the 1994 Vidhan Sabha election.