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Assembly constituency 107 · Karnataka

Davanagere South is assembly constituency number 107 in Karnataka, in Davangere* district, and one of the segments of the Davanagere Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Shamanur Shivashankarappa of the Indian National Congress won with 57.6% of the vote, 27,888 votes ahead of Ajay Kumar. B.g (BJP). A bye-election on 9 Apr 2026 was won by Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna (INC), the current MLA.

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Davanagere South · 2023AC 107
  1. 01
    Shamanur Shivashankarappa
    INC
    84,298
    57.59%
  2. 02
    Ajay Kumar. B.g
    BJP
    56,410
    38.54%
  3. 03
    Ismail Zabiulla
    SDPI
    1,311
    0.90%
  4. 04
    Amanulla Khan. J.
    JD(S)
    1,296
    0.89%
  5. 05
    Sajid.
    AAP
    562
    0.38%
  6. 10 other candidates · 1,850 votesNOTA · 655 (0.45%)

Margin 27,888 votes · 19.05% of valid votes

2,10,708
Registered electors
2023 election
69.5%
Turnout
+3.6 pts vs 2018
27,888
Victory margin
19.1% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,46,382 valid votes, NOTA included.

Davanagere South 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shamanur ShivashankarappaMale · 91 yrsINC84,298
57.59%
2Ajay Kumar. B.gMale · 49 yrsBJP56,410
38.54%
3Ismail ZabiullaMale · 42 yrsSDPI1,311
0.90%
4Amanulla Khan. J.Male · 49 yrsJD(S)1,296
0.89%
—NOTANOTA655
0.45%
5Sajid.Male · 44 yrsAAP562
0.38%
6EshwaraMale · 37 yrsUPJP522
0.36%
7Mohammad KaleemMale · 25 yrsBSP293
0.20%
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8B. RajashekarMale · 55 yrsIndependent233
0.16%
9Gouse PeerMale · 35 yrsKRPP221
0.15%
10Shek AhamadMale · 61 yrsIndependent164
0.11%
11Bharathi. KFemale · 29 yrsSUCI121
0.08%
12Nowshin. Taj.Female · 37 yrsIndependent101
0.07%
13G. R. Shivakumar SwamyMale · 46 yrsIndependent72
0.05%
14Eranna.Male · 41 yrsIndependent66
0.05%
15H K Daval SabMale · 52 yrsKRS57
0.04%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 57.6%BJP 38.5%SDPI 0.9%JD(S) 0.9%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2026 byeSamarth Shamanur MallikarjunaINC · 44.0% · margin 5,708Turnout68.5%
2023Shamanur ShivashankarappaINC · 57.6% · margin 27,888Turnout69.5%
2018Shamanur ShivashankarappaINC · 52.5% · margin 15,884Turnout65.8%
2013Shamanur ShivashankarappaINC · 55.1% · margin 40,158Turnout66.0%
2008Shamanuru ShivashankarappaINC · 41.5% · margin 6,358Turnout62.2%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Davanagere South bye-election, 9 Apr 2026

Turnout 68.5% · 1,58,358 of 2,31,107 electors voted

Davanagere South bye-election 2026-04-09 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Samarth Shamanur MallikarjunaINC69,578
43.95%
2Shrinivasa T. DasakariyappaBJP63,870
40.34%
3Afsar KodlipeteSDPI18,975
11.99%
4D Syed RiyazIndependent1,186
0.75%
5Khadar Adil BashaIndependent1,082
0.68%
—NOTANOTA511
0.32%
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6Mansoor Ali U.mIndependent477
0.30%
7K.S. ShivakumarappaAAP453
0.29%
8T. Jabeena ApaIndependent335
0.21%
9Akhanda.c.m. Manjunatha SwamyIndependent297
0.19%
10ErannaINDPCP234
0.15%
11K.h MahaboobIndependent225
0.14%
12Eshwara ShengaUPJP157
0.10%
13B RajashekharIndependent106
0.07%
14GoutamIndependent102
0.06%
15Cm Shabaz KhanYSEP95
0.06%
16SajidIndependent94
0.06%
17Syed ImathiyazJaHP87
0.05%
18Syed Chand PeerIndependent77
0.05%
19M.G. SrikanthNBHS72
0.05%
20H. Suban SabIndependent70
0.04%
21Khajamohiddin GudageriBLIP50
0.03%
22M.P. DadakhalandarCCP50
0.03%
23Sadiq PahilwanIndependent47
0.03%
24G.N. Prashanth KumarJanatha Chaluvali Bharatha46
0.03%
25Dalita SrinivasBPKP42
0.03%

Davanagere South result 2018

Davanagere South 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shamanur ShivashankarappaINC71,369
52.45%
2Yashavantha Rao JadhavBJP55,485
40.78%
3J. Amanulla KhanJD(S)6,020
4.42%
—NOTANOTA888
0.65%
4Nowshin TajAIMEP869
0.64%
5Ahamed Kabeer AliIndependent514
0.38%
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6Sadiq KIndependent261
0.19%
7Muddapurada Rehman SabLAD202
0.15%
8H. Shaik HabeebullaKPJP192
0.14%
9Raghavendra K LAAP157
0.12%
10Rizwan Sab H BJAHP116
0.09%

Davanagere South result 2013

Davanagere South 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shamanur ShivashankarappaINC66,320
55.08%
2Karekatte Syed SaifullaJD(S)26,162
21.73%
3B LokeshBJP21,282
17.67%
4B M SatishKJP3,200
2.66%
5Subhan SabIndependent700
0.58%
6Himayath UllaNCP645
0.54%
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7Mohamad BruhanIndependent399
0.33%
8Bhairajjara KrishnappaBSP330
0.27%
9Shafeeq PanditBSRCP257
0.21%
10B R Saleem BhaiIndependent223
0.19%
11T R IndrammaIndependent214
0.18%
12Rahamathulla K CIndependent182
0.15%
13Muddapurada Rahaman SabJD(U)174
0.14%
14Nannusab Sheikh ShendiSJPA166
0.14%
15R Malatesh (gupta)NPP156
0.13%

Davanagere South result 2008

Davanagere South 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shamanuru ShivashankarappaINC41,675
41.50%
2Yashwanth Rao JadavBJP35,317
35.17%
3H.s.nagarajJD(S)19,163
19.08%
4K.m RavishankarIndependent1,301
1.30%
5Narendra Rao PawarBSP899
0.90%
6T.athaullaIUML723
0.72%
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7Mohammed JabiullaIndependent476
0.47%
8Babu Syed ShahinSP340
0.34%
9H.k.kenchaveerappaIndependent289
0.29%
10H.r.ashoka ReddyJD(U)232
0.23%
Map

Davanagere South 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 Davangere* district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Dr. Prabha MallikarjunINC84,621 54.7%
  • Gayithri SiddeshwaraBJP62,777 40.6%
  • G.b.vinay KumarIndependent4,563 3.0%
  • D. HanumanthappaBSP380 0.2%
  • T.jabeena AapaIndependent340 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 21,844 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Davanagere South.

Who won the Davanagere South assembly seat in 2023?

Shamanur Shivashankarappa of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Davanagere South in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 84,298 votes, which was 57.59% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Davanagere South?

The margin was 27,888 votes (19.05% of valid votes). The runner-up was Ajay Kumar. B.g of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 56,410 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Davanagere South in 2023?

Turnout was 69.48%: 1,46,406 of 2,10,708 registered electors voted, across 214 polling stations. That is 3.6 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Davanagere South part of?

Davanagere South is an assembly segment of the Davanagere Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Dr. Prabha Mallikarjun got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Davanagere South had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 9 Apr 2026, Samarth Shamanur Mallikarjuna (Indian National Congress) won by 5,708 votes.

Is Davanagere South a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Davanagere South?

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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