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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023

Basavakalyan Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

Sharanu Salagar (BJP) won by 14,415 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Sharanu Salagar

BJPComfortable win

votes

92,920

Margin

14,415(8.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Sharanu Salagar · BJPVijay Singh · INC
92,92078,505
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Sharanu Salagar✓ WinnerBJP92,92052.8%
  2. 2Vijay SinghINC78,50544.61%
  3. 3Sanjukumar WadekarJD(S)Deposit lost1,5260.87%
  4. 4Deepak MalgarAAPDeposit lost7450.42%
  5. 5Taterao Apparao PatilINDDeposit lost6050.34%
  6. 6NOTA5020.29%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Veera Reddy Basa Reddy PatilINDDeposit lost4450.25%
  2. 8Shweeta AaratiRepublican Party Of India (a)Deposit lost2260.13%
  3. 9Dnyaneshwar SingareBSPDeposit lost2150.12%
  4. 10Rajeshwari VardhanRepublican Party Of IndiaDeposit lost1570.09%
  5. 11Shivaji SiragapurUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1450.08%
Total votes1,75,991

Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
2,46,581

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,76,099

incl. 1,123 postal

Turnout
71.42%
Polling stations
266

Turnout of men and women

Women71.4%

84,369 of 1,18,087 voted on EVMs

Men70.5%

90,607 of 1,28,489 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 5; 0 voted.

  • Candidates10 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA502
  • Valid votes1,75,489

Women candidates: Shweeta Aarati, Rajeshwari Vardhan

Frequently asked questions

Who won Basavakalyan in 2023?

Sharanu Salagar (BJP) won with 92,920 votes, defeating Vijay Singh (INC) by 14,415 votes.

How many votes were cast in Basavakalyan in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,75,991 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Basavakalyan in 2023?

71.42% — 1,76,099 of 2,46,581 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 71.4%, men's 70.5%.

How many voters does Basavakalyan have?

2,46,581 electors at the 2023 election — 1,28,489 men, 1,18,087 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 266 polling stations.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer