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Bantval Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Bantval? — Rajesh Naik U (BJP), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 8,282 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Rajesh Naik U

BJP
Margin: 8,282Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Rajesh Naik U

BJPComfortable win

votes

93,324

Margin

8,282(4.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Rajesh Naik U · BJPB. Ramanath Rai · INC
93,32485,042
Candidate (6)votes
  1. 1Rajesh Naik U✓ WinnerBJP93,32450.29%
  2. 2B. Ramanath RaiINC85,04245.83%
  3. 3Ilyas Mohammed ThumbeSocial Democratic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost5,4362.93%
  4. 4NOTA8210.44%
  5. 5Purushothama Gowda KolpeAAPDeposit lost4950.27%
  6. 6Prakash GomesJD(S)Deposit lost4540.24%
Total votes1,85,572

Deposit lost: 3 of 5 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 — Assembly election 2023

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
2,28,415

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,85,916

incl. 2,488 postal

Turnout
81.39%
Polling stations
249

Turnout of men and women

Women80.6%

93,660 of 1,16,147 voted on EVMs

Men80%

89,765 of 1,12,264 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 4; 3 voted.

  • Candidates5
  • Lost deposit3
  • NOTA821
  • Valid votes1,84,751

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Bantval?

Rajesh Naik U (BJP) won Bantval in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 93,324 votes.

What was the winning margin in Bantval?

Rajesh Naik U defeated B. Ramanath Rai (INC) by 8,282 votes.

What was the turnout in Bantval in 2023?

81.39% — 1,85,916 of 2,28,415 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.6%, men's 80%.

How many voters does Bantval have?

2,28,415 electors at the 2023 election — 1,12,264 men, 1,16,147 women, 4 third gender (service voters included), and 249 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Bantval?

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 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer