Kanakapura Assembly Election Results HIGHLIGHTS: Congress's DK Shivakumar won the seat by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's R Ashok and Janata Dal (Secular) BR Ramchandra. Congress has been the dominant party in this constituency with the party chief DK Shivakumar representing it almost seven times. In 2018, DK Shivakumar of the Indian National Congress (INC) won the seat by defeating Narayana Gowda of the Janata Dal (Secular) with a margin of around 79,909 votes. Kanakapura Assembly constituency falls under the Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha constituency. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Indian National Congress candidate DK Suresh won from Bangalore Rural Lok Sabha (MP) Seat with a margin of 2,06,870 votes by defeating Ashwathnarayangowda of the Bharatiya Janata Party.