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Assembly constituency 98 · Karnataka · ST

Challakere is assembly constituency number 98 in Karnataka, in Chitradurga district, and one of the segments of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election T. Raghumurthy of the Indian National Congress won with 38.2% of the vote, 16,450 votes ahead of Ravish Kumar.m (JD(S)).

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Challakere · 2023AC 98
  1. 01
    T. Raghumurthy
    INC
    67,952
    38.16%
  2. 02
    Ravish Kumar.m
    JD(S)
    51,502
    28.92%
  3. 03
    K.T. Kumar Swamy
    Independent
    29,148
    16.37%
  4. 04
    Anil Kumar. R
    BJP
    22,894
    12.86%
  5. 05
    Marakka
    AAP
    3,072
    1.73%
  6. 2 other candidates · 1,854 votesNOTA · 1,639 (0.92%)

Margin 16,450 votes · 9.24% of valid votes

2,20,968
Registered electors
2023 election
80.7%
Turnout
-0.3 pts vs 2018
16,450
Victory margin
9.2% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,78,061 valid votes, NOTA included.

Challakere 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T. RaghumurthyMale · 59 yrs · STINC67,952
38.16%
2Ravish Kumar.mMale · 45 yrs · STJD(S)51,502
28.92%
3K.T. Kumar SwamyMale · 39 yrs · STIndependent29,148
16.37%
4Anil Kumar. RMale · 45 yrs · STBJP22,894
12.86%
5MarakkaFemale · 40 yrs · STAAP3,072
1.73%
—NOTANOTA1,639
0.92%
6C. BhojarajaMale · 47 yrs · STKRS1,139
0.64%
7AnjammaFemale · 42 yrs · STIndependent715
0.40%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 38.2%JD(S) 28.9%BJP 12.9%KJP 25.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023T. RaghumurthyINC · 38.2% · margin 16,450Turnout80.7%
2018T RaghumurthyINC · 43.1% · margin 13,539Turnout81.0%
2013T RaghumurthyINC · 40.7% · margin 23,123Turnout78.4%
2008ThippeswamyBJP · 36.0% · margin 289Turnout65.7%

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

Challakere result 2018

Challakere 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T RaghumurthyINC72,874
43.12%
2Raveesh KumarJD(S)59,335
35.11%
3K T KumaraswamyBJP33,471
19.81%
—NOTANOTA1,730
1.02%
4K P BhuthaiahSWARAJ1,590
0.94%

Challakere result 2013

Challakere 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1T RaghumurthyINC60,197
40.74%
2K T KumaraswamyKJP37,074
25.09%
3P Thippeswamy(p.t)JD(S)27,373
18.52%
4G P JayapalaiahBJP12,981
8.78%
5L Nagaraju(naganna)BSRCP4,233
2.86%
6B HanumantharayaIndependent2,568
1.74%
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7P PalaiahBSP998
0.68%
8Deepa CSP909
0.62%
9LakshmideviIndependent813
0.55%
10M PalaiahIndependent630
0.43%

Challakere result 2008

Challakere 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1ThippeswamyBJP42,591
36.01%
2Shashi KumarINC42,302
35.77%
3P.thippeswamy(p.t.)JD(S)23,777
20.10%
4Dr.obanna.k.poojarBSP3,938
3.33%
5Sanna SuraiahIndependent2,672
2.26%
6G.bhagirathi NayakaJD(U)1,804
1.53%
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7B.obannaIndependent1,191
1.01%
Map

Challakere 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 Chitradurga district

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

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Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • B.n.chandrappaINC80,499 49.4%
  • Govind Makthappa KarjolBJP76,974 47.3%
  • Ashoka ChakravarthiBSP883 0.5%
  • Narasimharaju. C.N.KRS679 0.4%
  • Srinivasapurada Srinivasababu PavagadaIndependent602 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 3,525 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Challakere assembly seat in 2023?

T. Raghumurthy of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Challakere in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 67,952 votes, which was 38.16% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Challakere?

The margin was 16,450 votes (9.24% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ravish Kumar.m of the Janata Dal (Secular) with 51,502 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Challakere in 2023?

Turnout was 80.69%: 1,78,308 of 2,20,968 registered electors voted, across 259 polling stations. That is 0.3 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Challakere part of?

Challakere is an assembly segment of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.n.chandrappa got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Challakere a reserved constituency?

Yes. Challakere is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Challakere?

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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