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Shorapur Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Shorapur? — Raja Venugopal Naik (INC), who won the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2024 by 18,320 votes. Below: history of 2 elections and every candidate's votes.
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MLA · 2024

Raja Venugopal Naik

INC
Margin: 18,320Comfortable win

Election history — every MLA of Shorapur

2 elections · newest first

  1. 2024Jun 2024Raja Venugopal NaikINCCurrent MLABye-electionKarnataka Assembly bye-election 2024 · defeated Narasimha Nayak(Rajugouda) (BJP)Margin18,320
  2. 2023May 2023Raja Venkatappa NaikINCKarnataka Assembly Election 2023 · defeated Narasimhanayak (Rajugouda) (BJP)Margin25,223

Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2024 — results

Winner

Raja Venugopal Naik

INCComfortable win

votes

1,14,886

Margin

18,320(8.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Raja Venugopal Naik · INCNarasimha Nayak(Rajugouda) · BJP
1,14,88696,566
Candidate (6)votes
  1. 1Raja Venugopal Naik✓ WinnerINC1,14,88653.57%
  2. 2Narasimha Nayak(Rajugouda)BJP96,56645.03%
  3. 3Ashoka LaxmanaINDDeposit lost1,6120.75%
  4. 4Venugopal NayakINDDeposit lost5140.24%
  5. 5Venkatappa NayakINDDeposit lost4470.21%
  6. 6ShashikumarINDDeposit lost4260.2%
Total votes2,14,451

Deposit lost: 4 of 6 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).

Past elections

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023Winner: Raja Venkatappa Naik (INC)Full result ▾
Candidate (8)votes
  1. 1Raja Venkatappa Naik✓ WinnerINC1,13,55954.72%
  2. 2Narasimhanayak (Rajugouda)BJP88,33642.57%
  3. 3Shravanakumar NayakJD(S)Deposit lost1,5440.74%
See all candidates (+5)
  1. 4R. Manjunath NayakAAPDeposit lost1,3480.65%
  2. 5NOTA1,2590.61%
  3. 6Venkatappa Nayak Chandrashekhar NayakINDDeposit lost7650.37%
  4. 7ShashikumarINDDeposit lost3700.18%
  5. 8Ashok LaxmanINDDeposit lost3490.17%
Total votes2,07,530

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — full result page →

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Shorapur?

Raja Venugopal Naik (INC) won Shorapur in the Karnataka Assembly bye-election 2024 with 1,14,886 votes.

What was the winning margin in Shorapur?

Raja Venugopal Naik defeated Narasimha Nayak(Rajugouda) (BJP) by 18,320 votes.

Who were the previous MLAs of Shorapur?

2023: Raja Venkatappa Naik (INC)

When is the next assembly election in Shorapur?

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/eci-backend/public//all_files/election_report/Bye_Elections_2024_Jan_to_June_2024/Karnataka-36-Shorapur(ST)-AC-BYE-2024_1783596049.xlsx · eci.gov.in/statistical-report/ae/2023/doc/15163 · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer