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Dharwad Lok Sabha — MP & election results

Who is the MP of Dharwad? — Pralhad Joshi (BJP), who won the Lok Sabha Election 2024 by 97,324 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MP · 2024

Pralhad Joshi

BJP
Margin: 97,324Comfortable win

Election history — every MP of Dharwad

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Pralhad JoshiBJPCurrent MPLok Sabha Election 2024 · defeated Vinod Asooti (INC)Margin97,324
  2. 2019May 2019Pralhad JoshiBJPLok Sabha Election 2019 · defeated Vinay Kulkarni (INC)Margin2,05,072

Lok Sabha Election 2024 — results

Winner

Pralhad Joshi

BJPComfortable win

votes

7,16,231

Margin

97,324(7.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Pralhad Joshi · BJPVinod Asooti · INC
7,16,2316,18,907
Candidate (18)votes
  1. 1Pralhad Joshi✓ WinnerBJP7,16,23152.41%
  2. 2Vinod AsootiINC6,18,90745.29%
  3. 3NOTA6,1470.45%
  4. 4Shakeelahmad.D.MullaINDDeposit lost5,8720.43%
  5. 5S. S. PatilINDDeposit lost5,1610.38%
  6. 6Raju Anantsa NaikwadiINDDeposit lost3,6010.26%
See all candidates (+12)
  1. 7Javeed Ahamed Belgaumkar.Naki Bharatiya Ekta PartyDeposit lost3,5580.26%
  2. 8Sharanabasav GonavarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost1,1670.09%
  3. 9Balanagoudra MallikarjunagoudaINDDeposit lost9870.07%
  4. 10Takappa Yallappa KalalPrahar Janshakti PartyDeposit lost9050.07%
  5. 11Bugadi Basavalingappa IrappaUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost8000.06%
  6. 12Nagaraj. Karennavar.Karnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost5550.04%
  7. 13Praveen H. H.INDDeposit lost5480.04%
  8. 14Dr. Gurappa H ImrapurINDDeposit lost5140.04%
  9. 15Bankapur ShoukataliTipu Sultan PartyDeposit lost4730.03%
  10. 16Vinod Dasharath GhodkeProutist Bloc, IndiaDeposit lost4110.03%
  11. 17Venkatesh Prasad. HIndian Labour Party (Ambedkar Phule)Deposit lost3370.02%
  12. 18Mohammed Ismail MuktiBharatiya Prajagala Kalyana PakshaDeposit lost3170.02%
Total votes13,66,491

Deposit lost: 15 of 17 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Lok Sabha election 2024

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
18,34,015

incl. service voters

Votes cast
13,66,570

incl. 4,049 postal

Turnout
74.51%
Polling stations
1,901

Turnout of men and women

Women72.6%

6,63,201 of 9,14,020 voted on EVMs

Men76%

6,99,294 of 9,19,895 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 100; 26 voted.

  • Candidates17
  • Lost deposit15
  • NOTA6,147
  • Valid votes13,60,344

Past elections

Lok Sabha Election 2019Winner: Pralhad Joshi (BJP)Full result ▾
Candidate (20)votes
  1. 1Pralhad Joshi✓ WinnerBJP6,84,83756.43%
  2. 2Vinay KulkarniINC4,79,76539.54%
  3. 3Irappa MadarBSPDeposit lost6,3440.52%
See all candidates (+17)
  1. 4Somashekhar. Peeraji. Yadav.INDDeposit lost5,4000.44%
  2. 5Gangadhar BadigerSOCIALIST UNITY CENTRE OF INDIA (COMMUNIST)Deposit lost4,7550.39%
  3. 6Mallikarjunagouda Giriyappagouda BalanagoudraINDDeposit lost4,4580.37%
  4. 7Raju. Anantsa. NaikwadiINDDeposit lost4,4260.36%
  5. 8Hashinabanu TapalvaleINDDeposit lost4,3750.36%
  6. 9Maradagi Veerappa GurushantappaINDDeposit lost4,0810.34%
  7. 10NOTA3,5120.29%
  8. 11Shakeel Ahmad Abdulsattar DodwadINDDeposit lost1,8950.16%
  9. 12Makhtum Khan. Hasanalikhan SirdesaiINDDeposit lost1,7400.14%
  10. 13Santosh NandurUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1,5660.13%
  11. 14Vadiraj Mannari Madhusudhan (Pandurangi)All India Hindustan Congress PartyDeposit lost1,1890.1%
  12. 15B. G. SangannavarINDDeposit lost1,0930.09%
  13. 16Dundasi Abdulrahiman Mahammad HanifINDDeposit lost9050.07%
  14. 17Udayakumar Ayyappa AmbigerINDDeposit lost8990.07%
  15. 18Raju Harishchandra KambleAzad Mazdoor Kissan PartyDeposit lost8290.07%
  16. 19Vinod D GhodkeProutist Bloc, IndiaDeposit lost7250.06%
  17. 20Revanshiddappa Basavaraj TalawarBharatiya Prajagala Kalyana PakshaDeposit lost7110.06%
Total votes12,13,505

Lok Sabha Election 2019 — full result page →

Assembly segments

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MP of Dharwad?

Pralhad Joshi (BJP) won Dharwad in the Lok Sabha Election 2024 with 7,16,231 votes.

What was the winning margin in Dharwad?

Pralhad Joshi defeated Vinod Asooti (INC) by 97,324 votes.

Who were the previous MPs of Dharwad?

2019: Pralhad Joshi (BJP)

What was the turnout in Dharwad in 2024?

74.51% — 13,66,570 of 18,34,015 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.6%, men's 76%.

How many voters does Dharwad have?

18,34,015 electors at the 2024 election — 9,19,895 men, 9,14,020 women, 100 third gender (service voters included), and 1,901 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2024/1 · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ge/2019/cat/1551 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer