Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name Somashekara contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against C S Puttaraju
with 1% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| C S Puttaraju | JD(S) | 96,003 |
| Darshan Puttannaiah | SWARAJ | 73,779 |
| Sundahalli Somashekara | BJP | 1,595 |
| None Of The Above | NOTA | 979 |
| B.K.Puttaraju | IND | 689 |
| Mahesh Vakeelaru | AIMEP | 498 |
| Darshan.K.Seenegowda | IND | 301 |
| D K Ravikumara | IND | 260 |
| Mahesha | JANSAMAP | 210 |
| Puttaraju | IND | 163 |
| Rohini | SP | 153 |
| Arunkumar | IND | 133 |
| H Narayana | IND | 117 |
| G.M.Ramesh | KJP | 85 |
LOST against Jayakumar D T
with 21% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Jayakumar D T | JD(S) | 46,068 |
| Mahadev M | INC | 26,483 |
| Somashekara | BJP | 23,045 |
| Nagaraju N | BSP | 7,357 |
| Nandini Gowda D.R. | JP | 2,491 |
| Shivashankar B A | KNDP | 1,944 |
LOST against G. Karunakara Reddy
with 2% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| G. Karunakara Reddy | BJP | 318,978 |
| Kondaiah K C | INC | 287,299 |
| Gulagi Nagaraj B | JD(S) | 247,842 |
| Kamala Nabhan B | BSP | 36,277 |
| Somashekara K | IND | 19,642 |
| Narayana Moorthy P | IND | 17,571 |
| Idli Ramappa | CPI(ML)(L) | 12,413 |
| Ghousia Begum | IND | 10,306 |
LOST against H. Nagappa
with 0% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| H. Nagappa | JD | 65,851 |
| G. Rajugowda | INC | 45,209 |
| P. Shivanna | BJP | 523 |
| B.R. Sidde Gowda | KRS | 379 |
| K. Huchappa | IND | 280 |
| Chandrashekara Naika | IND | 214 |
| S.R. Somashekara | KCP | 214 |
| Venkatamuni Shetty | IND | 103 |
| B. Govinda | IND | 35 |
| Shantharaju Sundra | IND | 26 |