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Hosanagar

Name: Hosanagar
Address: IN

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 1978

73,349

Electors

55,928

Votes polled

76.25%

Turnout

3,918

Margin

Winner

S. M. Sheeranaly Chandrasekhar

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	S. M. Sheeranaly Chandrasekhar Won Male	INC(I)	28,092	50.23%
2	B. Swamy Rao Male	JnP	24,174	43.22%
3	Abdul Rahman Male	IND	1,743	3.12%
4	D. Gangamma D. B Female	INC	1,374	2.46%
5	C. Mallappa Male	IND	343	0.61%
6	H. Tasveerahmed Male	IND	202	0.36%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2004	Halappa H Male BJP	—	Dr Narayanappa Gd Male INC	—
1999	Dr. G.D. Narayanappa Male INC	45.83%	G. Nanjundappa Male JD(U)	35.35%
1994	Ayanur Manjunath Male BJP	24.52%	G. Nanjundappa Male JD	23.92%
1989	B. Swami Rao Male INC	43.80%	G. Nanjundappa Male JD	29.06%
1985	B. Swamyrao Male INC	49.97%	G. Nanjundappa Male JnP	46.47%
1983	B. Swamy Rao Male JnP	51.42%	S. M. Sheeranaly Chandrashrkhar Male INC	35.06%
1978	S. M. Sheeranaly Chandrasekhar Male INC(I)	50.23%	B. Swamy Rao Male JnP	43.22%
1972	Sheernaly Chandrashekar Male INC	41.69%	B. Swamy Rao Male SOP	36.55%