Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name B. V. Sampath contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against M. P. Keshavamurthy
with 9% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| M. P. Keshavamurthy | INC | 39,462 |
| M. R. Venugopal | JD | 24,331 |
| Gopalappa | BJP | 12,961 |
| B. V. Sampath | IND | 8,347 |
| M. Raja | JNP | 4,069 |
| B. Gopal | BSP | 3,370 |
| A. Narayanaswamy | IND | 2,151 |
| L. Krishnappa | IND | 776 |
| S. M. Yallappa Urf Birla | IND | 450 |
| K. Papanna | IND | 342 |
| Y. Munikrishna | IND | 323 |
| A. M. Rajanna | KRS | 286 |
| C. Thopaiah | IND | 271 |
| Krishnappa | IND | 128 |