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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023

Challakere Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

T. Raghumurthy (INC) won by 16,450 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

T. Raghumurthy

INCComfortable win

votes

67,952

Margin

16,450(9.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

T. Raghumurthy · INCRavish Kumar.M · JD(S)
67,95251,502
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1T. Raghumurthy✓ WinnerINC67,95238.16%
  2. 2Ravish Kumar.MJD(S)51,50228.92%
  3. 3K.T. Kumar SwamyINDDeposit lost29,14816.37%
  4. 4Anil Kumar. RBJPDeposit lost22,89412.86%
  5. 5MarakkaAAPDeposit lost3,0721.73%
  6. 6NOTA1,6390.92%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7C. BhojarajaKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1,1390.64%
  2. 8AnjammaINDDeposit lost7150.4%
Total votes1,78,061

Deposit lost: 5 of 7 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
2,20,968

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,78,308

incl. 1,492 postal

Turnout
80.69%
Polling stations
259

Turnout of men and women

Women79.2%

87,839 of 1,10,917 voted on EVMs

Men80.9%

88,974 of 1,10,048 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 3; 3 voted.

  • Candidates7 (2 women)
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA1,639
  • Valid votes1,76,422

Women candidates: Marakka, Anjamma

Frequently asked questions

Who won Challakere in 2023?

T. Raghumurthy (INC) won with 67,952 votes, defeating Ravish Kumar.M (JD(S)) by 16,450 votes.

How many votes were cast in Challakere in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,78,061 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Challakere in 2023?

80.69% — 1,78,308 of 2,20,968 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 79.2%, men's 80.9%.

How many voters does Challakere have?

2,20,968 electors at the 2023 election — 1,10,048 men, 1,10,917 women, 3 third gender (service voters included), and 259 polling stations.

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