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Assembly constituency 12· General seat

Belgaum Dakshin Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Belgaum Dakshin? — Abhay Patil (BJP), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 12,308 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Abhay Patil

BJP
Margin: 12,308Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Abhay Patil

BJPComfortable win

votes

77,094

Margin

12,308(7.7%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Abhay Patil · BJPRamakant Konduskar · IND
77,09464,786
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Abhay Patil✓ WinnerBJP77,09448.45%
  2. 2Ramakant KonduskarIND64,78640.72%
  3. 3Prabhavati Basavaraj MastmardiINCDeposit lost13,0158.18%
  4. 4NOTA1,5991%
  5. 5Shrinivas Yallappa TalukarJD(S)Deposit lost9520.6%
  6. 6Santosh Siddappa KempINDDeposit lost6190.39%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Noorahmmad Kutubuddin MullaAAPDeposit lost5110.32%
  2. 8Bharat GotiINDDeposit lost3750.24%
  3. 9Hanamanth Mallappa Madivalar Urpa HulageriKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1600.1%
Total votes1,59,111

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 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
2,48,626

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,59,263

incl. 1,475 postal

Turnout
64.06%
Polling stations
252

Turnout of men and women

Women62.2%

76,578 of 1,23,159 voted on EVMs

Men64.7%

81,208 of 1,25,456 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 11; 2 voted.

  • Candidates8 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA1,599
  • Valid votes1,57,512

Women candidates: Prabhavati Basavaraj Mastmardi

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Belgaum Dakshin?

Abhay Patil (BJP) won Belgaum Dakshin in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 77,094 votes.

What was the winning margin in Belgaum Dakshin?

Abhay Patil defeated Ramakant Konduskar (IND) by 12,308 votes.

What was the turnout in Belgaum Dakshin in 2023?

64.06% — 1,59,263 of 2,48,626 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 62.2%, men's 64.7%.

How many voters does Belgaum Dakshin have?

2,48,626 electors at the 2023 election — 1,25,456 men, 1,23,159 women, 11 third gender (service voters included), and 252 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Belgaum Dakshin?

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