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Padmanaba Nagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Padmanaba Nagar? — R. Ashoka (BJP), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 55,175 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

R. Ashoka

BJP
Margin: 55,175Landslide

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

R. Ashoka

BJPLandslide

votes

98,750

Margin

55,175(34.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

R. Ashoka · BJPV. Raghunatha Naidu · INC
98,75043,575
Candidate (14)votes
  1. 1R. Ashoka✓ WinnerBJP98,75061.72%
  2. 2V. Raghunatha NaiduINC43,57527.24%
  3. 3Manjunath BanjarapalyaJD(S)Deposit lost7,8574.91%
  4. 4Rakshit .RUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost2,7891.74%
  5. 5NOTA2,3671.48%
  6. 6Ajay Gowda B.E, M.S(Uk)AAPDeposit lost2,0921.31%
See all candidates (+8)
  1. 7Rajkatte Manjunath. NINDDeposit lost1,3140.82%
  2. 8Deepak Setty R. V.Karnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost2890.18%
  3. 9Mohammed Idris. K. SBSPDeposit lost2520.16%
  4. 10Manjunatha. NSwayam Krushi PartyDeposit lost2250.14%
  5. 11Afsar KhanSPDeposit lost1960.12%
  6. 12Shivaramakrishna. B.K.Kannada PakshaDeposit lost1160.07%
  7. 13Dr. S. Raghavendra MokshagundamRashtriya Janahita PartyDeposit lost990.06%
  8. 14Mohammed Afzal PashaKarnataka Karmikara PakshaDeposit lost700.04%
Total votes1,59,991

Deposit lost: 11 of 13 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
2,78,959

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,60,168

incl. 957 postal

Turnout
57.42%
Polling stations
282

Turnout of men and women

Women57.7%

79,087 of 1,37,056 voted on EVMs

Men56.5%

80,120 of 1,41,882 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 21; 4 voted.

  • Candidates13
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA2,367
  • Valid votes1,57,624

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Padmanaba Nagar?

R. Ashoka (BJP) won Padmanaba Nagar in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 98,750 votes.

What was the winning margin in Padmanaba Nagar?

R. Ashoka defeated V. Raghunatha Naidu (INC) by 55,175 votes.

What was the turnout in Padmanaba Nagar in 2023?

57.42% — 1,60,168 of 2,78,959 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 57.7%, men's 56.5%.

How many voters does Padmanaba Nagar have?

2,78,959 electors at the 2023 election — 1,41,882 men, 1,37,056 women, 21 third gender (service voters included), and 282 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Padmanaba Nagar?

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