Gulbarga Assembly constituency

Gulbarga
Former constituency for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
Division	Gulbarga
District	Gulbarga
Lok Sabha constituency	Gulbarga
Established	1951
Abolished	2008
Reservation	None

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

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	Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar		Janata Dal
1999	Qamar ul Islam		Indian National Congress
2004	Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor		Bharatiya Janata Party

Election results

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor	78,845	48.59%	7.01
	INC	Qamarul Islam	74,645	46.00%	2.84
	JD(S)	Mohd Fahmeed Khan	2,728	1.68%	0.37
	BSP	Syed Khurshied Hussain	1,646	1.01%	New
	Independent	Sabir Ghowri	1,106	0.68%	New
Margin of victory			4,200	2.59%	4.67
Turnout			162,438	60.78%	1.10
Total valid votes			162,267
Registered electors			267,245		0.13
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	0.25

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Qamar ul Islam	79,225	48.84%	45.06
	BJP	Chandrashekar D. Patil Revoor	67,446	41.58%	22.87
	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%	1.52
Turnout			165,583	61.88%	9.49
Total valid votes			162,197
Rejected ballots			3,222	1.95%	0.96
Registered electors			267,585		9.96
	INC gain from JD		Swing	10.08

Assembly By-election 1996

1996 Karnataka Legislative Assembly by-election  : Gulbarga ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Kaiser Mahmood Maniyar	48,923	38.76%	21.21
	SP	S. K. Kanta	41,684	33.03%	New
	BJP	Somashekhar. C. Devani	23,610	18.71%	12.14
	BSP	S. H. Katti	6,627	5.25%	New
	INC	C. B. Patil Okaly	4,769	3.78%	1.33
Margin of victory			7,239	5.74%	7.78
Turnout			127,481	52.39%	9.49
Total valid votes			126,219
Rejected ballots			1,262	0.99%	1.16
Registered electors			243,343		11.32
	JD gain from INL		Swing	5.61

Assembly Election 1994

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%	27.17
	JD	S. K. Kanta	23,229	17.55%	22.05
	INC	Ustad Sadat Hussain	6,762	5.11%	4.69
Margin of victory			17,890	13.52%	9.96
Turnout			135,265	61.88%	7.01
Total valid votes			132,351
Rejected ballots			2,914	2.15%	2.92
Registered electors			218,601		10.55
	INL gain from AIML		Swing	1.22

Assembly Election 1989

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%	3.18
	BJP	S. Shankar	4,758	3.68%	1.68
	JP	R. K. Niggudagi	2,624	2.03%	New
Margin of victory			4,597	3.56%	2.40
Turnout			136,222	68.89%	1.96
Total valid votes			129,310
Rejected ballots			6,912	5.07%	3.58
Registered electors			197,745		46.56
	AIML gain from JP		Swing	1.75

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	S. K. Kanta	36,828	41.40%	4.61
	Independent	Qamarul Islam	35,794	40.24%	New
	INC	M. Abdul Qadar Saradgi	11,551	12.98%	3.29
	BJP	Dhammurkar Manohar	1,777	2.00%	4.53
	LKD	Veeranna Timmaji	1,069	1.20%	2.75
	Independent	Shankar Rao Kodla	618	0.69%	New
Margin of victory			1,034	1.16%	1.71
Turnout			90,309	66.93%	3.10
Total valid votes			88,961
Rejected ballots			1,348	1.49%	1.05
Registered electors			134,928		21.08
	JP hold		Swing	4.61

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	S. K. Kanta	25,503	36.79%	5.38
	Independent	Quamarul Islam Noorul Islam	23,515	33.92%	New
	INC	Sadat Hussain Shaik Hussain	11,278	16.27%	12.62
	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%	1.48
Turnout			71,129	63.83%	2.95
Total valid votes			69,319
Rejected ballots			1,810	2.54%	0.05
Registered electors			111,441		20.39
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	3.99

Assembly Election 1978

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%	12.41
	INC	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali	2,002	3.65%	44.32
	Independent	Sharangouda Inamdar	627	1.14%	New
	RPI(K)	Paswaraj. S. Kattimani	625	1.14%	New
Margin of victory			763	1.39%	21.89
Turnout			56,356	60.88%	0.57
Total valid votes			54,899
Rejected ballots			1,457	2.59%	2.59
Registered electors			92,567		16.90
	Independent gain from INC		Swing	15.17

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali	22,657	47.97%	5.99
	ABJS	A. Sharma Jaitirthachary	11,663	24.70%	18.53
	CPI(M)	Gangadhar Namoshi	8,892	18.83%	21.04
	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%	9.19
Turnout			48,659	61.45%	9.58
Total valid votes			47,228
Registered electors			79,184		18.72
	INC hold		Swing	5.99

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali	17,694	53.96%	12.67
	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%	1.66
Turnout			34,594	51.87%	0.41
Total valid votes			32,793
Registered electors			66,698		26.27
	INC gain from CPI		Swing	0.24

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	CPI	Gangadhar Namoshi	14,208	53.72%	28.05
	INC	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali	10,920	41.29%	3.54
	PSP	Malleshayya Swamy Shivalingayya	1,003	3.79%	7.69
	Socialist Party of India (1955)	Viranna Chanamallappa	318	1.20%	New
Margin of victory			3,288	12.43%	6.73
Turnout			27,617	52.28%	10.09
Total valid votes			26,449
Registered electors			52,823		12.73
	CPI gain from INC		Swing	8.89

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohammed Ali Mehtab Ali	8,864	44.83%	13.49
	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%	14.05
Turnout			19,772	42.19%	9.57
Total valid votes			19,772
Registered electors			46,860		1.62
	INC hold		Swing	13.49

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Hyderabad State Legislative Assembly election  : Gulbarga ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Mohd. Ali	8,772	58.32%	New
	SP	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%
Total valid votes			15,042
Registered electors			46,114
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

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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.
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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.
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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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