Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name S. M. Lingappa contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against Kumaraswamy H D
with 35% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Kumaraswamy H D | JD(S) | 69,554 |
| Lingappa C M | INC | 44,638 |
| Puttamasti Gowda | BJP | 9,700 |
| Shivanna K V | BSP | 1,585 |
| Murthy Nayaka | IND | 1,382 |
| Veena Vivekanand | KNDP | 614 |
| Aziz Ali Khan | USYP | 600 |
| Bharath | JP | 381 |
LOST against K. H. Ranganath
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| K. H. Ranganath | INC | 33,717 |
| B. Basappa | JD | 21,479 |
| D. Prasanna Kumar | JNP | 12,180 |
| V. T. Ramakrishna | KRS | 6,943 |
| N. Babu Naik | IND | 1,157 |
| M. Jayanna | IND | 451 |
| Dyamanna | IND | 371 |
| H. K. Kumaraswamy | BJP | 352 |
| T. M. Lingappa | IND | 234 |
| M. H. Thippeswamy | IND | 215 |
| N. Siddaiah | IND | 159 |
| S. H. Bheemakka | IND | 38 |
LOST against R. Narayana
with 4% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| R. Narayana | INC | 32,846 |
| C. N. Bhaskarappa | JD | 14,560 |
| S. Ramalingaiah | BJP | 8,496 |
| D. B. Jayadevappa | IND | 7,169 |
| A. C. Rangaswamy | JNP | 4,868 |
| A. M. Lingappa | IND | 3,116 |
| M. Puttathimmaiah | IND | 2,486 |
| M. P. Puttushamaiah | IND | 2,054 |
| Sanneerappa | IND | 534 |
| M. Dharmapalaiah | IND | 340 |
| Basavaraju | IND | 327 |
| Ramanna | IND | 326 |
| G. H. Siddagangaiah | IND | 283 |
| M. Vasanthakumara | IND | 281 |
| H. Jayamma | IND | 234 |
| Renuka Paramesh | IND | 215 |
| D. N. Basavaraju | IND | 201 |
| Ramakrishna | IND | 166 |
| Rajashekararadaya | IND | 161 |
| K. N. Siddaraju | IND | 117 |
| B. V. Sreenivasaraju | IND | 57 |
| Chinnakotappa | IND | 36 |
WON against C. Boraiah
with 62% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| C. M. Lingappa | INC | 60,275 |
| C. Boraiah | JNP | 22,022 |
| Puttaswamygowda | JD | 12,843 |
| Mohamad Peer | MUL | 751 |
| Veeranna | IND | 325 |
| Ningamma | IND | 148 |
| Channegowda@Appaji | IND | 105 |
| R. Jayachandra | IND | 79 |
LOST against Puttaswamy Gowda
with 47% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Puttaswamy Gowda | JNP | 38,284 |
| C. M. Lingappa | INC | 36,280 |
| Nazeer Ahamed Qureshi | IND | 1,467 |
| B. Boraiah | IND | 512 |
| K. P. Hegde | BJP | 302 |
| M. Venkatesha Pillay | IND | 251 |
| Jowhar Ali Khan | IND | 167 |
| Jayachandra | IND | 73 |
| Krishnakumar | IND | 29 |
LOST against T. V. Chandrashekarappa
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| T. V. Chandrashekarappa | INC | 299,038 |
| D. G. Shivannagowda | BJP | 175,364 |
| K. T. Mohan | IND | 28,330 |
| M. Subraya Kodgi | IND | 4,436 |
| S. Guruchidambara | IND | 4,084 |
| K. S. Ramachandra Setty | LKD | 2,234 |
| S. R. Nagappa Setty | IND | 1,423 |
| H. M. Shankare Gowda | IND | 724 |
| R. Yellappa | IND | 487 |
| M. Lingappa | IND | 396 |
| M. B. Eswara Rao | IND | 285 |
LOST against V. Sreenivasa Prasad
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V. Sreenivasa Prasad | INC | 240,665 |
| G. N. Malleshaiah | JNP | 160,012 |
| H. Prabhudeva | IND | 15,538 |
| B. N. Cheluvaraj | IND | 7,634 |
| Mallanna | IND | 5,029 |
| M. Nanjaiah | IND | 3,243 |
| Susheela | IND | 2,318 |
| C. Biligiraiah | IND | 2,226 |
| C. Devanna | IND | 2,081 |
| M. A. Suresh Kumar | IND | 1,878 |
| Venkatachalaiah | IND | 1,808 |
| B. Chikkasiddaiah | IND | 1,614 |
| S. Vijendhar | IND | 1,564 |
| B. M. Lingappa | IND | 1,158 |
| N. Rachiah | IND | 945 |
LOST against M. K. Bommegowda
with 27% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| M. K. Bommegowda | IND | 28,512 |
| S. M. Lingappa | INC | 11,048 |
| C. Kondaiah | IND | 776 |