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Pavagada Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Pavagada? — H.V.Venkatesh (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 10,881 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

H.V.Venkatesh

INC
Margin: 10,881Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

H.V.Venkatesh

INCComfortable win

votes

83,062

Margin

10,881(6.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

H.V.Venkatesh · INCK.M.Thimmarayappa · JD(S)
83,06272,181
Candidate (12)votes
  1. 1H.V.Venkatesh✓ WinnerINC83,06249.62%
  2. 2K.M.ThimmarayappaJD(S)72,18143.12%
  3. 3Krishna NaikBJPDeposit lost7,2064.3%
  4. 4N.RamanjinappaAAPDeposit lost1,8311.09%
  5. 5Neralakunte NagendrakumarKalyana Rajya Pragathi PakshaDeposit lost8750.52%
  6. 6NOTA6140.37%
See all candidates (+6)
  1. 7T.HanumantharayaBSPDeposit lost5040.3%
  2. 8Srinivasapurada Srinivasa BabuINDDeposit lost3680.22%
  3. 9Govindappa VINDDeposit lost3270.2%
  4. 10Narasimharaju C NKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1860.11%
  5. 11NagarajappaINDDeposit lost1240.07%
  6. 12B T RamasubbaiahBhartiyabahujankranti DalDeposit lost1120.07%
Total votes1,67,390

Deposit lost: 9 of 11 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
1,93,100

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,68,107

incl. 2,044 postal

Turnout
87.06%
Polling stations
246

Turnout of men and women

Women85.6%

80,506 of 94,037 voted on EVMs

Men86.4%

85,556 of 99,053 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 10; 1 voted.

  • Candidates11
  • Lost deposit9
  • NOTA614
  • Valid votes1,66,776

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Pavagada?

H.V.Venkatesh (INC) won Pavagada in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 83,062 votes.

What was the winning margin in Pavagada?

H.V.Venkatesh defeated K.M.Thimmarayappa (JD(S)) by 10,881 votes.

What was the turnout in Pavagada in 2023?

87.06% — 1,68,107 of 1,93,100 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85.6%, men's 86.4%.

How many voters does Pavagada have?

1,93,100 electors at the 2023 election — 99,053 men, 94,037 women, 10 third gender (service voters included), and 246 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Pavagada?

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