Kanakapura Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results
MLA · 2023
D K Shivakumar
Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results
Winner
D K Shivakumar
votes
1,43,023
Margin
1,22,392(64.2%)
Winner vs Runner-up
- 1D K Shivakumar✓ WinnerINC1,43,02375.03%
- 2B NagarajuJD(S)Deposit lost20,63110.82%
- 3R AshokaBJPDeposit lost19,75310.36%
- 4Manmohan Raj K NUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1,2580.66%
- 5E PuttarajuAAPDeposit lost1,1440.6%
- 6Krishna N MBSPDeposit lost1,0830.57%
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- 7NOTA7620.4%
- 8KempegowdaNavabharath SenaDeposit lost6040.32%
- 9ShivarenukaINDDeposit lost5120.27%
- 10Krs Prashanth HosadurgaKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost3970.21%
- 11Nallahalli SrinivasINDDeposit lost3100.16%
- 12Shridhara K RRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost2960.16%
- 13MallikarjunaiahINDDeposit lost2880.15%
- 14Shadakshari A NINDDeposit lost2360.12%
- 15Sunil KumarINDDeposit lost1790.09%
- 16Nagaraju S JINDDeposit lost1470.08%
Deposit lost: 14 of 15 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
- 2,24,987
- Votes cast
- 1,91,323
- Turnout
- 85.04%
- Polling stations
- 297
incl. service voters
incl. 1,199 postal
Turnout of men and women
Women83.5%
95,088 of 1,13,924 voted on EVMs
Men85.6%
95,034 of 1,11,058 voted on EVMs
Third-gender electors: 5; 2 voted.
- Candidates15
- Lost deposit14
- NOTA762
- Valid votes1,89,861
Frequently asked questions
Who is the MLA of Kanakapura?
D K Shivakumar (INC) won Kanakapura in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 1,43,023 votes.
What was the winning margin in Kanakapura?
D K Shivakumar defeated B Nagaraju (JD(S)) by 1,22,392 votes.
What was the turnout in Kanakapura in 2023?
85.04% — 1,91,323 of 2,24,987 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 83.5%, men's 85.6%.
How many voters does Kanakapura have?
2,24,987 electors at the 2023 election — 1,11,058 men, 1,13,924 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 297 polling stations.
When is the next assembly election in Kanakapura?
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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