Below is the list of winners and runners-up in the Tirthahalli assembly elections conducted so far.
| Year | A C No. | Constituency Name | Category | Winner | Gender | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Gender | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 114 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Araga Jnanendra | M | BJP | 67527 | Kimmane rathnakara | M | INC | 45572 |
| 2013 | 114 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Kimmane Ratnakar | M | INC | 37160 | R. M. Manjunatha Gowda | M | KJP | 35817 |
| 2008 | 114 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Kimmane Rathnakar | M | INC | 57932 | Araga Jnanendra | M | BJP | 54106 |
| 2004 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Araga Jnanendra | M | BJP | 47843 | Kimmane Rathnakara | M | INC | 46468 |
| 1999 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Araga Jnanendra | M | BJP | 33778 | Kimmane Rathnakar | M | JD(S) | 29676 |
| 1994 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Araga Jnanendra | M | BJP | 31440 | D.B. Chandre Gowda | M | JD | 28488 |
| 1989 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | D. B. Chandregowda | M | JD | 31671 | Kadidal Diwakara | M | INC | 28526 |
| 1985 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Patamakki Rathnakara | M | INC | 29322 | D. B. Chandregowda | M | JNP | 29248 |
| 1983 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | D. B. Chandre Gowda | M | JNP | 21442 | Kaddidal Diwakar | M | INC | 19071 |
| 1978 | 163 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Kadilal Divakara | M | INC(I) | 32798 | Konandur Lingappa | M | JNP | 14938 |
| 1972 | 155 | Tirthahalli | GEN | Konandurlingappa | M | SOP | 15425 | K. T. Danamma | M | INC | 12859 |
| 1967 | 155 | Tirthahalli | GEN | G. G. Shanthaveri | M | SSP | 21963 | B. S. Viswanath | M | INC | 16262 |
| 1962 | 108 | Tirthahalli | GEN | S. Gopala Gowda | M | SOC | 18649 | K. T. Danamma | F | INC | 6085 |
| 1957 | 96 | Tirthahalli | GEN | A. R. Badri Narayan | M | INC | 23131 | J. S. Gopala Gouda | M | IND | 14557 |
