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Ranibennur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Ranibennur? — Prakash Koliwad (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 9,800 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

Prakash Koliwad

INC
Margin: 9,800Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

Prakash Koliwad

INCComfortable win

votes

71,830

Margin

9,800(5.1%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Prakash Koliwad · INCArunkumar Guttur · BJP
71,83062,030
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1Prakash Koliwad✓ WinnerINC71,83037.21%
  2. 2Arunkumar GutturBJP62,03032.14%
  3. 3R ShankarNCP37,55919.46%
  4. 4Santoshkumar PatilINDDeposit lost11,3955.9%
  5. 5Manjunath GoudashivannanavaraJD(S)Deposit lost5,8403.03%
  6. 6NOTA1,5840.82%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7Santoshkumar E KyatappanavarUttama Prajaakeeya PartyDeposit lost8360.43%
  2. 8Rudramuni RamakkanavaraINDDeposit lost4170.22%
  3. 9Hanumanthappa KabbarAAPDeposit lost3080.16%
  4. 10Mohan HandeINDDeposit lost2980.15%
  5. 11Manjunath NSwayam Krushi PartyDeposit lost2860.15%
  6. 12Talawar ShivakumarIndian Movement PartyDeposit lost1980.1%
  7. 13Manjunatha KINDDeposit lost1690.09%
  8. 14Channaveerayya Nagayya HolagundimathKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost1440.07%
  9. 15Narayana PatilINDDeposit lost1260.07%
Total votes1,93,020

Deposit lost: 11 of 14 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
2,37,234

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,93,177

incl. 2,169 postal

Turnout
81.43%
Polling stations
266

Turnout of men and women

Women78.8%

92,446 of 1,17,388 voted on EVMs

Men82.2%

98,558 of 1,19,831 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 15; 4 voted.

  • Candidates14
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA1,584
  • Valid votes1,91,436

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Ranibennur?

Prakash Koliwad (INC) won Ranibennur in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 71,830 votes.

What was the winning margin in Ranibennur?

Prakash Koliwad defeated Arunkumar Guttur (BJP) by 9,800 votes.

What was the turnout in Ranibennur in 2023?

81.43% — 1,93,177 of 2,37,234 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 78.8%, men's 82.2%.

How many voters does Ranibennur have?

2,37,234 electors at the 2023 election — 1,19,831 men, 1,17,388 women, 15 third gender (service voters included), and 266 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Ranibennur?

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