Election history
All the elections where a candidate by the name V.Somanna contested in whether lost or won, by how many votes. His/ her vote share etc details all can be found here.
LOST against M.Krishnappa
with 33% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| M.Krishnappa | INC | 76,891 |
| V.Somanna | BJP | 44,249 |
| B.S. Kanyakumari | JD(S) | 4,253 |
| B.S.Vagesh Prasad | KJP | 1,791 |
| M.Mukunda | IND | 819 |
| K.S.Vanajamba | LSP | 778 |
| Ganesh Shanbhogue | IND | 606 |
| Jayakumar.C.N | BSP | 553 |
| M. Krishnappa | IND | 343 |
| R.Ramesh | IND | 328 |
| M.Raju | IND | 321 |
| Prashanth.N | IND | 267 |
| Muralidhara.D.J | NPP | 256 |
| Yadavi.K.M | BSRCP | 231 |
| Zakir Hussain Khan | IND | 212 |
| Balakrishna.R.K.Raju | IND | 210 |
| Syed Farooq | IND | 206 |
| Shaik Sardar | IND | 169 |
| Arvind.B.Patil | IND | 136 |
| Harsha Mutalik | JD(U) | 133 |
| S.Siddaraju | RPI | 132 |
| C.K.Ravi | BDBRAJP | 93 |
| Syed Sabeer | IND | 83 |
| Syed Ulla Habib | IND | 73 |
| Syed Thasaduk | IND | 64 |
WON against R.Ravindra
with 51% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| V.Somanna | INC | 53,297 |
| R.Ravindra | BJP | 28,935 |
| T.M.Rangegowda | JD(S) | 19,155 |
| Ravikumar | BSP | 1,017 |
| L.S Kumaraswamy | JD(U) | 657 |
| M.R Veerendra | IND | 590 |
| N.V Krishnakumar | LKPT | 403 |
| H.Yuvaraj | SKP | 263 |
| Abhimaani Narendra | IND | 168 |
LOST against Ananth Kumar
with 14% vote share
| Candidate | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| Ananth Kumar | BJP | 429,648 |
| D.P.Sharma | INC | 249,601 |
| V.Somanna | JD | 110,323 |
| B.S.Rajput | SAP | 2,688 |
| Guinness Hotte Paksha Rangaswamy | IND | 1,649 |
| B.R.Manjunath | IND | 1,032 |
| Francis | IND | 915 |
| Abbas Ali Bohra | KTVP | 704 |
| S.V.Ramanna | RJD | 592 |
| Shekhar | IND | 562 |
| L.Nagaraj | IND | 421 |