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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023

Dharwad Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

Vinay Kulkarni (INC) won by 18,037 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

Vinay Kulkarni

INCComfortable win

votes

89,333

Margin

18,037(10.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Vinay Kulkarni · INCAmrut Ayyappa Desai · BJP
89,33371,296
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1Vinay Kulkarni✓ WinnerINC89,33353.92%
  2. 2Amrut Ayyappa DesaiBJP71,29643.04%
  3. 3NOTA1,5210.92%
  4. 4Manjunath Laxmappa HagedarJD(S)Deposit lost9210.56%
  5. 5Shakeel Abdulsattar DodvadINDDeposit lost8790.53%
  6. 6Praveen Sangangoud PatilUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost6590.4%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7Shashikiran NadakattiINDDeposit lost2500.15%
  2. 8Madhulata GoudarSocialist Unity Centre Of India (communist)Deposit lost2460.15%
  3. 9Kantimath Rajashekharayya VirupakshayyaINDDeposit lost2380.14%
  4. 10Anna Manju MangalagattiINDDeposit lost1290.08%
  5. 11Sattevva JamanalKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaDeposit lost1280.08%
  6. 12Siddu BagurKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost630.04%
Total votes1,65,663

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,65,786

incl. 1,574 postal

Turnout
77.42%
Polling stations
233

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 won Dharwad in 2023?

Vinay Kulkarni (INC) won with 89,333 votes, defeating Amrut Ayyappa Desai (BJP) by 18,037 votes.

How many votes were cast in Dharwad in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,65,663 votes in total.

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.

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