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Kalghatgi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kalghatgi? — Santosh.S.Lad (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 14,357 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Santosh.S.Lad

INC
Margin: 14,357Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Santosh.S.Lad

INCComfortable win

votes

85,761

Margin

14,357(8.8%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Santosh.S.Lad · INCChabbi Nagaraj · BJP
85,76171,404
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Santosh.S.Lad✓ WinnerINC85,76152.86%
  2. 2Chabbi NagarajBJP71,40444.01%
  3. 3NOTA1,1370.7%
  4. 4Veerappa Basappa SheegigattiJD(S)Deposit lost8910.55%
  5. 5Basavaraj DodamaniINDDeposit lost6750.42%
  6. 6Chandrashekhar.S.MathadKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost6250.39%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Manjunath JakkannavarAAPDeposit lost4990.31%
  2. 8Shankar Ningappa HuddarINDDeposit lost3890.24%
  3. 9G BasavarajINDDeposit lost2550.16%
  4. 10Basavalingappa Irappa BugadiUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost2440.15%
  5. 11Basavaraj Gangappa SangannavarINDDeposit lost1790.11%
  6. 12Budankhan.M.MIndian Movement PartyDeposit lost1150.07%
  7. 13MallikaProutist Bloc, IndiaDeposit lost790.05%
Total votes1,62,253

Deposit lost: 10 of 12 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
1,94,742

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,62,421

incl. 655 postal

Turnout
83.4%
Polling stations
227

Turnout of men and women

Women81.2%

76,588 of 94,309 voted on EVMs

Men84.8%

85,178 of 1,00,426 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 0 voted.

  • Candidates12 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit10
  • NOTA1,137
  • Valid votes1,61,116

Women candidates: Mallika

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kalghatgi?

Santosh.S.Lad (INC) won Kalghatgi in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 85,761 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kalghatgi?

Santosh.S.Lad defeated Chabbi Nagaraj (BJP) by 14,357 votes.

What was the turnout in Kalghatgi in 2023?

83.4% — 1,62,421 of 1,94,742 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 81.2%, men's 84.8%.

How many voters does Kalghatgi have?

1,94,742 electors at the 2023 election — 1,00,426 men, 94,309 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 227 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kalghatgi?

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