Kanara

Parliament Election 1998 GEN

Winner Bharatiya Janata Party

Anant Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party

Victory Margin
87,047
Margin %
11.90%
Total Electors
1,086,420
Votes Polled
730,812
Turnout
67.30%
Valid Votes
N/A
NOTA Votes
N/A
Candidates
7
Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Information
State
Karnataka
Constituency Number
577
Male Electors
N/A
Female Electors
N/A
Male Voters
N/A
Female Voters
N/A
Poll Date
N/A
Result Date
N/A
NOTA Percentage
N/A
All Candidates

Complete list of candidates who contested from this constituency

#1
Anant Kumar

Bharatiya Janata Party

363,051
49.70%
Male
#2
Alva Margret

Indian National Congress

276,004
37.80%
Male
#3
Bobati Udachappa Kheerappa

Janata Dal

36,558
5.00%
Male
#4
Bhemanna Naik

Karnataka Vikash Party

27,022
3.70%
Male
#5
I.M.Rizwan

Independent

7,163
1.00%
Male
#6
Lalita G.Hegde

Samajwadi Party

3,623
0.50%
Male
#7
M.K.Shanbhag Kalbagkar

Independent

2,122
0.30%
Male
Position Candidate Name Party Votes Vote %
1 Anant Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 363,051 49.70%
2 Alva Margret Indian National Congress 276,004 37.80%
3 Bobati Udachappa Kheerappa Janata Dal 36,558 5.00%
4 Bhemanna Naik Karnataka Vikash Party 27,022 3.70%
5 I.M.Rizwan Independent 7,163 1.00%
6 Lalita G.Hegde Samajwadi Party 3,623 0.50%
7 M.K.Shanbhag Kalbagkar Independent 2,122 0.30%
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Frequently Asked Questions

Anant Kumar (Bharatiya Janata Party) won the Kanara Lok Sabha seat in 1998.

The margin was 87,047 votes (11.90%%).

The voter turnout in Kanara for the 1998 Lok Sabha election was 67.30%%.

7 candidates contested from Kanara constituency in the 1998 Lok Sabha election.

Kanara is a Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka.