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Karnataka Assembly Election 2023

Kittur Vidhan Sabha election result 2023

Babasaheb Patil (INC) won by 2,993 votes.

All candidates and votes

Winner

Babasaheb Patil

INCTight race

votes

77,536

Margin

2,993(1.9%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Babasaheb Patil · INCDoddagoudar Mahantesh Basavantaray · BJP
77,53674,543
Candidate (11)votes
  1. 1Babasaheb Patil✓ WinnerINC77,53649.49%
  2. 2Doddagoudar Mahantesh BasavantarayBJP74,54347.58%
  3. 3NOTA8020.51%
  4. 4Ashwini Singayya PujerJD(S)Deposit lost7750.49%
  5. 5Chetan. R. DemattiKarnataka Makkala PakshaDeposit lost5640.36%
  6. 6Basappa (Basavaraj) Y KelagadeINDDeposit lost5480.35%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 7Praveen. Mahabaleshwar. DegalolliUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost4830.31%
  2. 8Mahesh Fakirappa HosamaniKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost4620.29%
  3. 9Anand HampannavarAAPDeposit lost3950.25%
  4. 10Bhimasheppa. Demappa. DurgannavarINDDeposit lost2880.18%
  5. 11Budayya PujeriKarunaadu PartyDeposit lost2640.17%
Total votes1,56,660

Deposit lost: 8 of 10 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
1,95,886

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,56,824

incl. 1,847 postal

Turnout
80.06%
Polling stations
230

Turnout of men and women

Women77.9%

74,841 of 96,122 voted on EVMs

Men80.3%

80,133 of 99,759 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 5; 3 voted.

  • Candidates10 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA802
  • Valid votes1,55,858

Women candidates: Ashwini Singayya Pujer

Frequently asked questions

Who won Kittur in 2023?

Babasaheb Patil (INC) won with 77,536 votes, defeating Doddagoudar Mahantesh Basavantaray (BJP) by 2,993 votes.

How many votes were cast in Kittur in 2023?

Candidates (incl. NOTA) received 1,56,660 votes in total.

What was the turnout in Kittur in 2023?

80.06% — 1,56,824 of 1,95,886 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 77.9%, men's 80.3%.

How many voters does Kittur have?

1,95,886 electors at the 2023 election — 99,759 men, 96,122 women, 5 third gender (service voters included), and 230 polling stations.

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