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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023

Kanakapura Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

D K Shivakumar (INC) won by 1,22,392 votes.
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All candidates and votes

Winner

D K Shivakumar

INCLandslide

votes

1,43,023

Margin

1,22,392(64.2%)

Winner vs Runner-up

D K Shivakumar · INCB Nagaraju · JD(S)
1,43,02320,631
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1D K Shivakumar✓ WinnerINC1,43,02375.03%
  2. 2B NagarajuJD(S)Deposit lost20,63110.82%
  3. 3R AshokaBJPDeposit lost19,75310.36%
  4. 4Manmohan Raj K NUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost1,2580.66%
  5. 5E PuttarajuAAPDeposit lost1,1440.6%
  6. 6Krishna N MBSPDeposit lost1,0830.57%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7NOTA7620.4%
  2. 8KempegowdaNavabharath SenaDeposit lost6040.32%
  3. 9ShivarenukaINDDeposit lost5120.27%
  4. 10Krs Prashanth HosadurgaKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost3970.21%
  5. 11Nallahalli SrinivasINDDeposit lost3100.16%
  6. 12Shridhara K RRepublican Party Of India (athawale)Deposit lost2960.16%
  7. 13MallikarjunaiahINDDeposit lost2880.15%
  8. 14Shadakshari A NINDDeposit lost2360.12%
  9. 15Sunil KumarINDDeposit lost1790.09%
  10. 16Nagaraju S JINDDeposit lost1470.08%
Total votes1,90,623

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

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,91,323

incl. 1,199 postal

Turnout
85.04%
Polling stations
297

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 won Kanakapura in 2023?

D K Shivakumar (INC) won with 1,43,023 votes, defeating B Nagaraju (JD(S)) by 1,22,392 votes.

How many votes were cast in Kanakapura in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,90,623 votes in total.

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.

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