Dharwad Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2023
Vinay Kulkarni
Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results
Winner
Vinay Kulkarni
votes
89,333
Margin
18,037(10.9%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1Vinay Kulkarni✓ WinnerINC89,33353.92%
- 2Amrut Ayyappa DesaiBJP71,29643.04%
- 3NOTA1,5210.92%
- 4Manjunath Laxmappa HagedarJD(S)Deposit lost9210.56%
- 5Shakeel Abdulsattar DodvadINDDeposit lost8790.53%
- 6Praveen Sangangoud PatilUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost6590.4%
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- 7Shashikiran NadakattiINDDeposit lost2500.15%
- 8Madhulata GoudarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost2460.15%
- 9Kantimath Rajashekharayya VirupakshayyaINDDeposit lost2380.14%
- 10Anna Manju MangalagattiINDDeposit lost1290.08%
- 11Sattevva JamanalKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaDeposit lost1280.08%
- 12Siddu BagurKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost630.04%
Deposit lost: 9 of 11 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
- 2,14,132
- Votes cast
- 1,65,786
- Turnout
- 77.42%
- Polling stations
- 233
incl. service voters
incl. 1,574 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women74.2%
78,915 of 1,06,347 voted on EVMs
Men79.1%
85,297 of 1,07,775 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 10; 0 voted.
- Candidates11 (2 women)
- Lost deposit9
- NOTA1,521
- Valid votes1,64,142
Women candidates: Madhulata Goudar, Sattevva Jamanal
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Dharwad?
Vinay Kulkarni (INC) won Dharwad in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 89,333 votes.
What was the winning margin in Dharwad?
Vinay Kulkarni defeated Amrut Ayyappa Desai (BJP) by 18,037 votes.
What was the turnout in Dharwad in 2023?
77.42% — 1,65,786 of 2,14,132 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 74.2%, men's 79.1%.
How many voters does Dharwad have?
2,14,132 electors at the 2023 election — 1,07,775 men, 1,06,347 women, 10 third gender (service voters included), and 233 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Dharwad?
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.
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