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Assembly constituency 8 · Karnataka

Arabhavi is assembly constituency number 8 in Karnataka, in Belgaum district, and one of the segments of the Belgaum Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 60.7% of the vote, 71,540 votes ahead of Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad (IND).

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Arabhavi · 2023AC 8
  1. 01
    Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi
    BJP
    1,15,402
    60.70%
  2. 02
    Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad
    Independent
    43,862
    23.07%
  3. 03
    Arvind Mahadevarao Dalwai
    INC
    23,956
    12.60%
  4. 04
    Prakash Ramappa Kalashetti
    JD(S)
    1,217
    0.64%
  5. 05
    Basappa Shivappa Naganur
    Independent
    919
    0.48%
  6. 8 other candidates · 3,819 votesNOTA · 930 (0.49%)

Margin 71,540 votes · 37.63% of valid votes

2,48,632
Registered electors
2023 election
77.0%
Turnout
+0.7 pts vs 2018
71,540
Victory margin
37.6% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 13 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,90,105 valid votes, NOTA included.

Arabhavi 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Balachandra Laxmanrao JarkiholiMale · 56 yrsBJP1,15,402
60.70%
2Bhimappa Gundappa GadadMale · 64 yrsIndependent43,862
23.07%
3Arvind Mahadevarao DalwaiMale · 62 yrsINC23,956
12.60%
4Prakash Ramappa KalashettiMale · 34 yrsJD(S)1,217
0.64%
—NOTANOTA930
0.49%
5Basappa Shivappa NaganurMale · 58 yrsIndependent919
0.48%
6Basavanth Irappa VaderMale · 58 yrsBSP704
0.37%
7Gulappa Basalingappa MetiMale · 58 yrsSWYMKP698
0.37%
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8Siddappa Yallappa HosurMale · 41 yrsIndependent556
0.29%
9Guruputra Kempanna KullurMale · 37 yrsIndependent485
0.26%
10Ijajahmad I KottalagiMale · 32 yrsAAP454
0.24%
11Sudha Allamprabhu HiremathFemale · 38 yrsIndependent338
0.18%
12Ashok Pandappa HanajiMale · 42 yrs · SCIndependent311
0.16%
13Shivanand Venkatarao DesaiMale · 49 yrsKRS273
0.14%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 60.7%INC 12.6%JD(S) 0.6%KJP 7.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Balachandra Laxmanrao JarkiholiBJP · 60.7% · margin 71,540Turnout77.0%
2018Balachandra Lakshmanarao JarakiholiBJP · 54.3% · margin 47,328Turnout76.4%
2013Balachandra Laxmanrao JarkiholiBJP · 68.4% · margin 75,221Turnout73.9%
2008Balachandra Laxmanrao JarakiholiJD(S) · 41.8% · margin 5,368Turnout74.1%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Arabhavi result 2018

Arabhavi 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Balachandra Lakshmanarao JarakiholiBJP96,144
54.34%
2Bhimappa Gundappa GadadJD(S)48,816
27.59%
3Arvind Mahadevrao DalwaiINC23,253
13.14%
4Chunappa Uddappa PujeriIndependent2,962
1.67%
5Ashok P HanajiSJPA1,745
0.99%
—NOTANOTA1,398
0.79%
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6Bhimappa Siddappa NaikIndependent1,161
0.66%
7Shankargouda Ninganngouda PadesurAIMEP830
0.47%
8Laxman Basappa ToliShiv Sena627
0.35%

Arabhavi result 2013

Arabhavi 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Balachandra Laxmanrao JarkiholiBJP99,283
68.42%
2Utagi Ramappa KareppaINC24,062
16.58%
3Latur Suresh MahalingappaKJP11,445
7.89%
4Gurappa Kallappa HittanagiJD(S)3,081
2.12%
5Guruputra Kempanna KullurIndependent2,012
1.39%
6Goudar Shivanagouda NingappaSKP1,527
1.05%
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7Mahantappa Sabanna GoudarIndependent1,388
0.96%
8Basavanth Irappa VaderBSP910
0.63%
9Basavaraj Basavantappa B PatilBSRCP697
0.48%
10Hanaji Ashok PandappaSJPA694
0.48%

Arabhavi result 2008

Arabhavi 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Balachandra Laxmanrao JarakiholiJD(S)53,206
41.81%
2Vivekrao Vasantrao PatilBJP47,838
37.59%
3Koujalagi Veeranna ShivalingappaINC17,106
13.44%
4Suresh Mahalingappa LathurBSP3,735
2.94%
5Ashok Pandappa HanajiIndependent2,944
2.31%
6Goudar Shivangouda NingappaSKP1,469
1.15%
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7Undri Gopal BharamappaSP954
0.75%
Map

Arabhavi outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Belgaum district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Arabhavi is one of the assembly segments of Belgaum. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Belgaum candidates.

  • Jagadish ShettarBJP1,01,114 54.7%
  • Mrinal R HebbalkarINC79,639 43.0%
  • Basappa Gurusiddappa KumbarKRS956 0.5%
  • Ashok Appaya AppugolBSP533 0.3%
  • Mahadev PatilIndependent332 0.2%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 21,475 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Arabhavi.

Who won the Arabhavi assembly seat in 2023?

Balachandra Laxmanrao Jarkiholi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Arabhavi in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,15,402 votes, which was 60.70% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Arabhavi?

The margin was 71,540 votes (37.63% of valid votes). The runner-up was Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad of the Independent with 43,862 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Arabhavi in 2023?

Turnout was 77.03%: 1,91,530 of 2,48,632 registered electors voted, across 281 polling stations. That is 0.7 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Arabhavi part of?

Arabhavi is an assembly segment of the Belgaum Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Jagadish Shettar got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Arabhavi a reserved constituency?

No. Arabhavi is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Arabhavi?

The Karnataka assembly elected in 2023 completes its five-year term in 2028, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Karnataka assembly elections of 2023 and 2018 and 2013 and 2008 (2023 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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