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Gulbarga
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DivisionGulbarga
DistrictGulbarga
Lok Sabha constituencyGulbarga
Established1951
Abolished2008
ReservationNone

Gulbarga Assembly constituency Vidhan Sabha seat was one of the constituencies in Karnataka state assembly in India until 2008 when it was made defunct. It was part of Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1952 Mohd. Ali Indian National Congress
1957 Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali
1962 Gangadhar Namoshi Communist Party of India
1967 Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali Indian National Congress
1972
1978 Qamar ul Islam Independent politician
1983 S. K. Kanta Janata Party
1985
1989 Qamar ul Islam All-India Muslim League
1994 Indian National League
1996 By-election [lower-alpha 1] Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar Janata Dal
1999 Qamar ul Islam Indian National Congress
2004 Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor Bharatiya Janata Party
  1. Resigned on 27/05/1996

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor 78,845 48.59% Increase7.01
INC Qamar ul Islam 74,645 46.00% Decrease2.84
JD(S) Mohd Fahmeed Khan 2,728 1.68% Decrease0.37
BSP Syed Khurshied Hussain 1,646 1.01% New
Independent Sabir Ghowri 1,106 0.68% New
Margin of victory 4,200 2.59% Decrease4.67
Turnout 162,438 60.78% Decrease1.10
Registered electors 267,245 Decrease0.13
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease0.25

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Qamar ul Islam 79,225 48.84% Increase45.06
BJP Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor 67,446 41.58% Increase22.87
JD(U) S. K. Kanta 11,704 7.22% New
JD(S) Ashfaq Chulbul 3,317 2.05% New
Margin of victory 11,779 7.26% Increase1.52
Turnout 165,583 61.88% Increase9.49
Registered electors 267,585 Increase9.96
INC gain from JD Swing Increase10.08

Assembly By-election 1996[edit | edit source]

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1996 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election : Gulbarga [3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JD Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar 48,923 38.76% Increase21.21
SP S. K. Kanta 41,684 33.03% New
BJP Somashekhar. C. Devani 23,610 18.71% Decrease12.14
BSP S. H. Katti 6,627 5.25% New
INC C. B. Patil Okaly 4,769 3.78% Decrease1.33
Margin of victory 7,239 5.74% Decrease7.78
Turnout 127,481 52.39% Decrease9.49
Registered electors 243,343 Increase11.32
JD gain from Indian National League Swing Decrease5.61

Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]

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1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INL Qamar ul Islam 58,719 44.37% New
BJP Shashil. G. Namoshi 40,829 30.85% Increase27.17
JD S. K. Kanta 23,229 17.55% Decrease22.05
INC Ustad Sadat Hussain 6,762 5.11% Decrease4.69
Margin of victory 17,890 13.52% Increase9.96
Turnout 135,265 61.88% Decrease7.01
Registered electors 218,601 Increase10.55
Indian National League gain from All-India Muslim League Swing Increase1.22

Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]

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1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AIML Qamar ul Islam 55,801 43.15% New
JD S. K. Kanta 51,204 39.60% New
INC M. A. Azeem 12,675 9.80% Decrease3.18
BJP S. Shankar 4,758 3.68% Increase1.68
JP R. K. Niggudagi 2,624 2.03% New
Margin of victory 4,597 3.56% Increase2.40
Turnout 136,222 68.89% Increase1.96
Registered electors 197,745 Increase46.56
All-India Muslim League gain from JP Swing Increase1.75

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP S. K. Kanta 36,828 41.40% Increase4.61
Independent Qamar ul Islam 35,794 40.24% New
INC M. Abdul Qadar Saradgi 11,551 12.98% Decrease3.29
BJP Dhammurkar Manohar 1,777 2.00% Decrease4.53
LKD Veeranna Timmaji 1,069 1.20% Decrease2.75
Independent Shankar Rao Kodla 618 0.69% New
Margin of victory 1,034 1.16% Decrease1.71
Turnout 90,309 66.93% Increase3.10
Registered electors 134,928 Increase21.08
JP hold Swing Increase4.61

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

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1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP S. K. Kanta 25,503 36.79% Increase5.38
Independent Quamarul Islam Noorul Islam 23,515 33.92% New
INC Sadat Hussain Shaik Hussain 11,278 16.27% Increase12.62
BJP Anant Sharma Jaitithacharya 4,527 6.53% New
LKD Sanganna Halkai 2,736 3.95% New
Independent Gundappa Revappa 820 1.18% New
Margin of victory 1,988 2.87% Increase1.48
Turnout 71,129 63.83% Increase2.95
Registered electors 111,441 Increase20.39
JP gain from Independent Swing Increase3.99

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Qamar ul Islam 18,005 32.80% New
JP Ustad Sadat Hussain 17,242 31.41% New
INC(I) Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi 12,476 22.73% New
CPI(M) Gangadhar Namoshi 3,527 6.42% Decrease12.41
INC Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali 2,002 3.65% Decrease44.32
Independent Sharangouda Inamdar 627 1.14% New
RPI(K) Paswaraj. S. Kattimani 625 1.14% New
Margin of victory 763 1.39% Decrease21.89
Turnout 56,356 60.88% Decrease0.57
Registered electors 92,567 Increase16.90
Independent gain from INC Swing Decrease15.17

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali 22,657 47.97% Decrease5.99
ABJS A. Sharma Jaitirthachary 11,663 24.70% Increase18.53
CPI(M) Gangadhar Namoshi 8,892 18.83% Decrease21.04
Independent B. Shamsunder. B. Manikam 2,382 5.04% New
INC(O) Mohd. Khurshid Khan 724 1.53% New
SSP V. P. Deulgoankar 674 1.43% New
Margin of victory 10,994 23.28% Increase9.19
Turnout 48,659 61.45% Increase9.58
Registered electors 79,184 Increase18.72
INC hold Swing Decrease5.99

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali 17,694 53.96% Increase12.67
CPI(M) Gangadhar Basappa Namoshi 13,075 39.87% New
ABJS M. Shivalingayya 2,024 6.17% New
Margin of victory 4,619 14.09% Increase1.66
Turnout 34,594 51.87% Decrease0.41
Registered electors 66,698 Increase26.27
INC gain from CPI Swing Increase0.24

Assembly Election 1962[edit | edit source]

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1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
CPI Gangadhar Namoshi 14,208 53.72% Increase28.05
INC Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali 10,920 41.29% Decrease3.54
PSP Malleshayya Swamy Shivalingayya 1,003 3.79% Decrease7.69
Socialist Viranna Chanamallappa 318 1.20% New
Margin of victory 3,288 12.43% Decrease6.73
Turnout 27,617 52.28% Increase10.09
Registered electors 52,823 Increase12.73
CPI gain from INC Swing Increase8.89

Assembly Election 1957[edit | edit source]

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1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali 8,864 44.83% Decrease13.49
CPI Gangadhar Basappa Namoshi 5,075 25.67% New
Independent Mohamed Abdur Raheem Saheb Maqdoom Saheb 3,563 18.02% New
PSP Venkatrao Pandurangrao 2,270 11.48% New
Margin of victory 3,789 19.16% Decrease14.05
Turnout 19,772 42.19% Increase9.57
Registered electors 46,860 Increase1.62
INC hold Swing Decrease13.49

Assembly Election 1952[edit | edit source]

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1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election : Gulbarga [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Mohd. Ali 8,772 58.32% New
Socialist Sadasivappa 3,777 25.11% New
PDF Shantappa Sangappa Herur 2,611 17.36% New
Independent Dattarya Prasad 1,740 11.57% New
Independent Hannulal Harisingh 439 2.92% New
HMS Narayan Manik Killy 314 2.09% New
Margin of victory 4,995 33.21%
Turnout 15,042 32.62%
Registered electors 46,114
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  2. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  3. "Bye Elections - 1996 - Election Commission of India". old.eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 21 December 2025.
  4. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  5. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  6. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1962 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1957 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 11 January 2012.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1951 to the Legislative Assembly of Hyderabad" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 June 2016.

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