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Bagalkot Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bagalkot? — Umesh Hullappa Meti (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 by 22,332 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Umesh Hullappa Meti

INC
Margin: 22,332Comfortable win

Election history — every MLA of Bagalkot

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2026May 2026Umesh Hullappa MetiINCCurrent MLABye-electionKarnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 · defeated Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) (BJP)Margin22,332
  2. 2023May 2023Meti. Hullappa. YamanappaINCKarnataka Assembly Election 2023 · defeated Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) Charantimath (BJP)Margin5,878

Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 — results

Winner

Umesh Hullappa Meti

INCComfortable win

votes

98,919

Margin

22,332(12.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Umesh Hullappa Meti · INCCharantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) · BJP
98,91976,587
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Umesh Hullappa Meti✓ WinnerINC98,91955.86%
  2. 2Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna)BJP76,58743.25%
  3. 3Anthosh SavvaseUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost5210.29%
  4. 4Ravi Shivappa PadasalagiINDDeposit lost3890.22%
  5. 5Anand JakatiINDDeposit lost1980.11%
  6. 6Nagaraj.S.KalakutagarKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1540.09%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Siddappa GodiAll India Janaraksha PartyDeposit lost1310.07%
  2. 8Talawar ShivakumarBlue India PartyDeposit lost1120.06%
  3. 9Thejoramashetty DevangaJanatha Chaluvali BharathaDeposit lost620.04%
Total votes1,77,073

Deposit lost: 7 of 9 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).

Past elections

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023Winner: Meti. Hullappa. Yamanappa (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Meti. Hullappa. Yamanappa✓ WinnerINC79,33646.57%
  2. 2Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) CharantimathBJP73,45843.12%
  3. 3Charantimath. Mallikarjun. Chandrashekharayya.INDDeposit lost10,1165.94%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 4Devaraj H. PatilJD(S)Deposit lost3,4702.04%
  2. 5NOTA1,2360.73%
  3. 6Ramesh R BadnurAAPDeposit lost1,0070.59%
  4. 7M.S.HiremathINDDeposit lost4800.28%
  5. 8Prakash. Saranayak.Karnataka Jantha PakshaDeposit lost3660.21%
  6. 9Prashant. Sharanappa. RaoINDDeposit lost3470.2%
  7. 10Nagaraj.S. KallakuttagarINDDeposit lost2350.14%
  8. 11R.D.BabuKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1840.11%
  9. 12Muttappa. Mudakappa HirekumbiRaita Bharat PartyDeposit lost1350.08%
Total votes1,70,370

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bagalkot?

Umesh Hullappa Meti (INC) won Bagalkot in the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 with 98,919 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bagalkot?

Umesh Hullappa Meti defeated Charantimath Veerabhadrayya (Veeranna) (BJP) by 22,332 votes.

Who were the previous MLAs of Bagalkot?

2023: Meti. Hullappa. Yamanappa (INC)

When is the next assembly election in Bagalkot?

The last general election was completed in May 2023. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2028; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in/eci-backend/public//all_files/election_report/Bye_Election_to_8_Assembly_Constituencies_March_to_May_2026_2026/Karnataka-24-Bagalkot_1778142813.xlsx · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2023/doc/15163 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer