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Chittapur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Chittapur? — Priyank Kharge (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 13,640 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Priyank Kharge

INC
Margin: 13,640Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Priyank Kharge

INCComfortable win

votes

81,323

Margin

13,640(8.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Priyank Kharge · INCManikanta Rathod · BJP
81,32367,683
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Priyank Kharge✓ WinnerINC81,32353.08%
  2. 2Manikanta RathodBJP67,68344.18%
  3. 3Jagadish S SagarAAPDeposit lost9620.63%
  4. 4Sharanu P. SugurBSPDeposit lost8780.57%
  5. 5NOTA8160.53%
  6. 6Dr. Subhaschandra RathodJD(S)Deposit lost6430.42%
See all candidates (+2)
  1. 7Mallikarjun S. H PujariKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost4850.32%
  2. 8Raju HadnoorINDDeposit lost4050.26%
Total votes1,53,195

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
2,35,755

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,53,242

incl. 525 postal

Turnout
65%
Polling stations
257

Turnout of men and women

Women63.7%

74,953 of 1,17,631 voted on EVMs

Men65.8%

77,761 of 1,18,113 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 11; 3 voted.

  • Candidates7
  • Lost deposit5
  • NOTA816
  • Valid votes1,52,379

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Chittapur?

Priyank Kharge (INC) won Chittapur in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 81,323 votes.

What was the winning margin in Chittapur?

Priyank Kharge defeated Manikanta Rathod (BJP) by 13,640 votes.

What was the turnout in Chittapur in 2023?

65% — 1,53,242 of 2,35,755 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 63.7%, men's 65.8%.

How many voters does Chittapur have?

2,35,755 electors at the 2023 election — 1,18,113 men, 1,17,631 women, 11 third gender (service voters included), and 257 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Chittapur?

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