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Sidlaghatta Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Sidlaghatta? — B.N. Ravi Kumar (JD(S)), who won the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 by 16,772 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2023

B.N. Ravi Kumar

JD(S)
Margin: 16,772Comfortable win

Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 — results

Winner

B.N. Ravi Kumar

JD(S)Comfortable win

votes

68,932

Margin

16,772(9.5%)

Winner vs Runner-up

B.N. Ravi Kumar · JD(S)Puttu Anjinappa · IND
68,93252,160
Candidate (15)votes
  1. 1B.N. Ravi Kumar✓ WinnerJD(S)68,93238.89%
  2. 2Puttu AnjinappaIND52,16029.43%
  3. 3B.V. Rajeev GowdaINC36,15720.4%
  4. 4Seekal Ramachandra GowdaBJPDeposit lost15,4468.71%
  5. 5B S MoulajanAAPDeposit lost1,3870.78%
  6. 6Sandeep Reddy H.RINDDeposit lost6980.39%
See all candidates (+9)
  1. 7NOTA5200.29%
  2. 8NanjappaINDDeposit lost3700.21%
  3. 9Devappa.V.Rashtriya Samaj Dal (r)Deposit lost3460.2%
  4. 10Malluru VenkataramanappaBSPDeposit lost3350.19%
  5. 11Balamurali KrishnaINDDeposit lost2440.14%
  6. 12Kempegowda SundrahalliKarnataka Rashtra SamithiDeposit lost2030.11%
  7. 13Srinatha.AINDDeposit lost1950.11%
  8. 14S.A.Syed GhouseINDDeposit lost1860.1%
  9. 15Byregowda VenkatashamappaINDDeposit lost810.05%
Total votes1,77,260

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
2,03,564

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,77,856

incl. 1,721 postal

Turnout
87.37%
Polling stations
242

Turnout of men and women

Women85%

86,603 of 1,01,911 voted on EVMs

Men88.1%

89,530 of 1,01,642 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 11; 2 voted.

  • Candidates14
  • Lost deposit11
  • NOTA520
  • Valid votes1,76,740

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Sidlaghatta?

B.N. Ravi Kumar (JD(S)) won Sidlaghatta in the Karnataka Assembly Election 2023 with 68,932 votes.

What was the winning margin in Sidlaghatta?

B.N. Ravi Kumar defeated Puttu Anjinappa (IND) by 16,772 votes.

What was the turnout in Sidlaghatta in 2023?

87.37% — 1,77,856 of 2,03,564 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 85%, men's 88.1%.

How many voters does Sidlaghatta have?

2,03,564 electors at the 2023 election — 1,01,642 men, 1,01,911 women, 11 third gender (service voters included), and 242 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Sidlaghatta?

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