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Kushtagi Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Kushtagi? — Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil (BJP), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 9,646 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil

BJP
Margin: 9,646Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil

BJPComfortable win

votes

92,915

Margin

9,646(5.3%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil · BJPAmaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur · INC
92,91583,269
Candidate (16)votes
  1. 1Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil✓ WinnerBJP92,91550.75%
  2. 2Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil BayyapurINC83,26945.48%
  3. 3NOTA1,5920.87%
  4. 4B.Vazeerali GonalINDDeposit lost1,3770.75%
  5. 5Sharanappa Siddappa KumbarJD(S)Deposit lost1,0480.57%
  6. 6Kanakappa MalagaviAAPDeposit lost7290.4%
See all candidates (+10)
  1. 7Shivakumar ChilkaragiINDDeposit lost3910.21%
  2. 8C.M.HiremathKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaDeposit lost3800.21%
  3. 9Ramanagouda.M.MalipatilINDDeposit lost3460.19%
  4. 10Siddappa KalakeriUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost2720.15%
  5. 11Shivaputrappa MenedalBSPDeposit lost2030.11%
  6. 12Kalappa Yachcharappa BadigerINDDeposit lost1790.1%
  7. 13YallanagoudaINDDeposit lost1770.1%
  8. 14C.Suresh BalakundiKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost950.05%
  9. 15Shantaraja Parshwanath Gogi JainNavarang Congress PartyDeposit lost650.04%
  10. 16Parasappa Bheemappa GajjariRani Chennamma PartyDeposit lost440.02%
Total votes1,83,082

Deposit lost: 13 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
2,33,835

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,84,025

incl. 2,047 postal

Turnout
78.7%
Polling stations
278

Turnout of men and women

Women76.7%

88,992 of 1,15,959 voted on EVMs

Men78.9%

92,986 of 1,17,867 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 9; 0 voted.

  • Candidates15
  • Lost deposit13
  • NOTA1,592
  • Valid votes1,81,490

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Kushtagi?

Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil (BJP) won Kushtagi in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 92,915 votes.

What was the winning margin in Kushtagi?

Doddanagouda Hanamagouda Patil defeated Amaregouda Linganagouda Patil Bayyapur (INC) by 9,646 votes.

What was the turnout in Kushtagi in 2023?

78.7% — 1,84,025 of 2,33,835 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 76.7%, men's 78.9%.

How many voters does Kushtagi have?

2,33,835 electors at the 2023 election — 1,17,867 men, 1,15,959 women, 9 third gender (service voters included), and 278 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Kushtagi?

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