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Assembly constituency 40 · Karnataka · SC

Chittapur is assembly constituency number 40 in Karnataka, in Gulbarga district, and one of the segments of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Priyank Kharge of the Indian National Congress won with 53.1% of the vote, 13,640 votes ahead of Manikanta Rathod (BJP).

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Chittapur · 2023AC 40
  1. 01
    Priyank Kharge
    INC
    81,323
    53.08%
  2. 02
    Manikanta Rathod
    BJP
    67,683
    44.18%
  3. 03
    Jagadish S Sagar
    AAP
    962
    0.63%
  4. 04
    Sharanu P. Sugur
    BSP
    878
    0.57%
  5. 05
    Dr. Subhaschandra Rathod
    JD(S)
    643
    0.42%
  6. 2 other candidates · 890 votesNOTA · 816 (0.53%)

Margin 13,640 votes · 8.90% of valid votes

2,35,755
Registered electors
2023 election
65.0%
Turnout
+4.5 pts vs 2018
13,640
Victory margin
8.9% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,53,195 valid votes, NOTA included.

Chittapur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Priyank KhargeMale · 44 yrs · SCINC81,323
53.08%
2Manikanta RathodMale · 29 yrs · SCBJP67,683
44.18%
3Jagadish S SagarMale · 51 yrs · SCAAP962
0.63%
4Sharanu P. SugurMale · 44 yrs · SCBSP878
0.57%
—NOTANOTA816
0.53%
5Dr. Subhaschandra RathodMale · 39 yrs · SCJD(S)643
0.42%
6Mallikarjun S. H PujariMale · 34 yrs · SCKRS485
0.32%
7Raju HadnoorMale · 39 yrs · SCIndependent405
0.26%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 53.1%BJP 44.2%AAP 0.6%BSP 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Priyank KhargeINC · 53.1% · margin 13,640Turnout65.0%
2018Priyank KhargeINC · 49.6% · margin 4,393Turnout60.5%
2013Priyank M. KhargeINC · 56.1% · margin 31,191Turnout65.1%
2008Mallikarjun KhargeINC · 52.1% · margin 17,442Turnout52.0%

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

Chittapur result 2018

Chittapur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Priyank KhargeINC69,700
49.65%
2Valmik NaikBJP65,307
46.53%
3Devaraja V KBSP1,218
0.87%
4Raju HadnoorAIMEP1,136
0.81%
—NOTANOTA1,052
0.75%
5Sabanna B DoddamniIndependent615
0.44%
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6Shankar ChawanIndependent612
0.44%
7Vinod AnnaIndependent418
0.30%
8Rukkappa K LeaderIndependent311
0.22%

Chittapur result 2013

Chittapur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Priyank M. KhargeINC69,379
56.08%
2Valmiki NaikBJP38,188
30.87%
3GurunathKJP9,596
7.76%
4Raju Mukkanna WadiIndependent1,546
1.25%
5Ayyappa RamateerthBSP1,310
1.06%
6Dhanalaxmi RathodWPOI1,103
0.89%
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7Mahesh KashiIndependent982
0.79%
8Tippanna OdeyarajJD(S)955
0.77%
9Ramadevi R MadgiIndependent657
0.53%

Chittapur result 2008

Chittapur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mallikarjun KhargeINC49,837
52.13%
2Valmiki Kamalu NayakBJP32,395
33.89%
3Basavraj BennurJD(S)6,574
6.88%
4Tippanna B.odeyrajIndependent2,419
2.53%
5Raju Mukkanna WadiBSP2,112
2.21%
6Savita H.rathodJD(U)1,254
1.31%
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7Husenappa Hulagappa Kalli LingasurLJP1,009
1.06%
Map

Chittapur 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 Gulbarga district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • RadhakrishnaINC80,756 54.3%
  • Dr. Umesh G JadhavBJP64,416 43.3%
  • Hucheshwara Wathar GourBSP1,135 0.8%
  • SundarIndependent433 0.3%
  • Jyoti Ramesh ChavanIndependent398 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 16,340 EVM votes.

Open Gulbarga Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Chittapur assembly seat in 2023?

Priyank Kharge of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Chittapur in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 81,323 votes, which was 53.08% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Chittapur?

The margin was 13,640 votes (8.90% of valid votes). The runner-up was Manikanta Rathod of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 67,683 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Chittapur in 2023?

Turnout was 65.00%: 1,53,242 of 2,35,755 registered electors voted, across 257 polling stations. That is 4.5 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Chittapur part of?

Chittapur is an assembly segment of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Radhakrishna got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Chittapur a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Chittapur?

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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