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Chamarajanagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Chamarajanagar? — C. Puttarangashetty (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 7,533 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2023

C. Puttarangashetty

INC
Margin: 7,533Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

C. Puttarangashetty

INCComfortable win

votes

83,858

Margin

7,533(4.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

C. Puttarangashetty · INCV.Somanna · BJP
83,85876,325
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1C. Puttarangashetty✓ WinnerINC83,85848.46%
  2. 2V.SomannaBJP76,32544.1%
  3. 3Ha.Ra.MaheshBSPDeposit lost6,4613.73%
  4. 4Mallikarjuna Swamy A .MJD(S)Deposit lost1,0820.63%
  5. 5Dr.GuruprasadAAPDeposit lost9250.53%
  6. 6Abhilash.KUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost8960.52%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7NOTA7940.46%
  2. 8Vatal NagarajKannada Chalavali Vatal PakshaDeposit lost6580.38%
  3. 9NingarajuINDDeposit lost5690.33%
  4. 10Nagesha.KINDDeposit lost2770.16%
  5. 11P.GurusiddappaBharathiya Belaku PartyDeposit lost2700.16%
  6. 12C.L.Srinivas ShasthtiKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost2110.12%
  7. 13Prasanna Kumar.BKarnataka Praja Party (raithaparva)Deposit lost2020.12%
  8. 14H.C Mahesh KumarSarvodaya Karnataka PakshaDeposit lost1980.11%
  9. 15G.M.GadkarSamajwadi Janata Party(karnataka)Deposit lost1840.11%
  10. 16M.Nagendra BabuKarnataka Jantha PakshaDeposit lost1470.08%
Total votes1,73,057

Deposit lost: 13 of 15 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
2,09,521

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,73,225

incl. 1,568 postal

Turnout
82.68%
Polling stations
239

Turnout of men and women

Women80.6%

86,193 of 1,06,891 voted on EVMs

Men83.3%

85,460 of 1,02,615 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 4 voted.

  • Candidates15
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA794
  • Valid votes1,72,263

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Chamarajanagar?

C. Puttarangashetty (INC) won Chamarajanagar in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 83,858 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chamarajanagar?

C. Puttarangashetty defeated V.Somanna (BJP) by 7,533 votes.

What was the turnout in Chamarajanagar in 2023?

82.68% — 1,73,225 of 2,09,521 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 80.6%, men's 83.3%.

How many voters does Chamarajanagar have?

2,09,521 electors at the 2023 election — 1,02,615 men, 1,06,891 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 239 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Chamarajanagar?

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