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Davanagere South Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Davanagere South? — Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 by 5,708 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2026

Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna

INC
Margin: 5,708Comfortable win

Election history — every MLA of Davanagere South

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2026May 2026Samarth Shamanur MallikarjunaINCCurrent MLABye-electionKarnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 · defeated Shrinivasa T. Dasakariyappa (BJP)Margin5,708
  2. 2023May 2023Shamanur ShivashankarappaINCKarnataka Assembly Election 2023 · defeated Ajay Kumar. B.G (BJP)Margin27,888

Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 — results

Winner

Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna

INCComfortable win

votes

69,578

Margin

5,708(3.6%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna · INCShrinivasa T. Dasakariyappa · BJP
69,57863,870
Candidate (25)votes
  1. 1Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna✓ WinnerINC69,57844.09%
  2. 2Shrinivasa T. DasakariyappaBJP63,87040.47%
  3. 3Afsar KodlipeteSocial Democratic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost18,97512.02%
  4. 4D Syed RiyazINDDeposit lost1,1860.75%
  5. 5Khadar Adil BashaINDDeposit lost1,0820.69%
  6. 6Mansoor Ali U.MINDDeposit lost4770.3%
See all candidates (+19)
  1. 7K.S. ShivakumarappaAAPDeposit lost4530.29%
  2. 8T. Jabeena ApaINDDeposit lost3350.21%
  3. 9Akhanda.C.M. Manjunatha SwamyINDDeposit lost2970.19%
  4. 10ErannaIndian Political Congress PartyDeposit lost2340.15%
  5. 11K.H MahaboobINDDeposit lost2250.14%
  6. 12Eshwara ShengaUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1570.1%
  7. 13B RajashekharINDDeposit lost1060.07%
  8. 14GoutamINDDeposit lost1020.06%
  9. 15Cm Shabaz KhanYoung Star Empowerment PartyDeposit lost950.06%
  10. 16SajidINDDeposit lost940.06%
  11. 17Syed ImathiyazJanahitha PakshaDeposit lost870.06%
  12. 18Syed Chand PeerINDDeposit lost770.05%
  13. 19M.G. SrikanthNavabharath SenaDeposit lost720.05%
  14. 20H. Suban SabINDDeposit lost700.04%
  15. 21Khajamohiddin GudageriBlue India PartyDeposit lost500.03%
  16. 22M.P. DadakhalandarCountry Citizen PartyDeposit lost500.03%
  17. 23Sadiq PahilwanINDDeposit lost470.03%
  18. 24G.N. Prashanth KumarJanatha Chaluvali BharathaDeposit lost460.03%
  19. 25Dalita SrinivasBharatiya Prajagala Kalyana PakshaDeposit lost420.03%
Total votes1,57,807

Deposit lost: 23 of 25 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).

Past elections

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023Winner: Shamanur Shivashankarappa (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Shamanur Shivashankarappa✓ WinnerINC84,29857.59%
  2. 2Ajay Kumar. B.GBJP56,41038.54%
  3. 3Ismail ZabiullaSocial Democratic Party Of IndiaDeposit lost1,3110.9%
See all candidates (+13)
  1. 4Amanulla Khan. J.JD(S)Deposit lost1,2960.89%
  2. 5NOTA6550.45%
  3. 6Sajid.AAPDeposit lost5620.38%
  4. 7EshwaraUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost5220.36%
  5. 8Mohammad KaleemBSPDeposit lost2930.2%
  6. 9B. RajashekarINDDeposit lost2330.16%
  7. 10Gouse PeerKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaDeposit lost2210.15%
  8. 11Shek AhamadINDDeposit lost1640.11%
  9. 12Bharathi. KSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost1210.08%
  10. 13Nowshin. Taj.INDDeposit lost1010.07%
  11. 14G. R. Shivakumar SwamyINDDeposit lost720.05%
  12. 15Eranna.INDDeposit lost660.05%
  13. 16H K Daval SabKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost570.04%
Total votes1,46,382

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Davanagere South?

Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna (INC) won Davanagere South in the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2026 with 69,578 votes.

What was the winning margin in Davanagere South?

Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna defeated Shrinivasa T. Dasakariyappa (BJP) by 5,708 votes.

Who were the previous MLAs of Davanagere South?

2023: Shamanur Shivashankarappa (INC)

When is the next assembly election in Davanagere South?

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/eci-backend/public//all_files/election_report/Bye_Election_to_8_Assembly_Constituencies_March_to_May_2026_2026/Karnataka-107-Davanagere_south_1778142813.xlsx · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2023/doc/15163 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer