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Assembly constituency 71 · Karnataka

Dharwad is assembly constituency number 71 in Karnataka, in Dharwad district, and one of the segments of the Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Vinay Kulkarni of the Indian National Congress won with 53.9% of the vote, 18,037 votes ahead of Amrut Ayyappa Desai (BJP).

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Dharwad · 2023AC 71
  1. 01
    Vinay Kulkarni
    INC
    89,333
    53.92%
  2. 02
    Amrut Ayyappa Desai
    BJP
    71,296
    43.04%
  3. 03
    Manjunath Laxmappa Hagedar
    JD(S)
    921
    0.56%
  4. 04
    Shakeel Abdulsattar Dodvad
    Independent
    879
    0.53%
  5. 05
    Praveen Sangangoud Patil
    UPJP
    659
    0.40%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,054 votesNOTA · 1,521 (0.92%)

Margin 18,037 votes · 10.89% of valid votes

2,14,132
Registered electors
2023 election
77.4%
Turnout
+2.2 pts vs 2018
18,037
Victory margin
10.9% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,65,663 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dharwad 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vinay KulkarniMale · 56 yrsINC89,333
53.92%
2Amrut Ayyappa DesaiMale · 46 yrsBJP71,296
43.04%
—NOTANOTA1,521
0.92%
3Manjunath Laxmappa HagedarMale · 36 yrsJD(S)921
0.56%
4Shakeel Abdulsattar DodvadMale · 40 yrsIndependent879
0.53%
5Praveen Sangangoud PatilMale · 30 yrsUPJP659
0.40%
6Shashikiran NadakattiMale · 47 yrsIndependent250
0.15%
7Madhulata GoudarFemale · 34 yrsSUCI246
0.15%
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8Kantimath Rajashekharayya VirupakshayyaMale · 53 yrsIndependent238
0.14%
9Anna Manju MangalagattiMale · 40 yrs · SCIndependent129
0.08%
10Sattevva JamanalFemale · 40 yrsKRPP128
0.08%
11Siddu BagurMale · 36 yrsKRS63
0.04%
Past results

The seat changed hands: BJP won in 2018, INC in 2023.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 53.9%BJP 43.0%JD(S) 0.6%KJP 16.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Vinay KulkarniINC · 53.9% · margin 18,037Turnout77.4%
2018Amrut Ayyappa DesaiBJP · 54.7% · margin 20,340Turnout75.2%
2013Vinay KulkarniINC · 40.2% · margin 18,320Turnout72.7%
2008Seema Ashok MasutiBJP · 31.8% · margin 723Turnout67.3%

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

Dharwad result 2018

Dharwad 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Amrut Ayyappa DesaiBJP85,123
54.70%
2Vinay KulkarniINC64,783
41.63%
—NOTANOTA1,967
1.26%
3Tirakappa Sadeppa Jamanal (shrikant)JD(S)1,263
0.81%
4Kantimath V RajashekarayyaIndependent794
0.51%
5Nagappa Kareppa KarennavarJAHP651
0.42%
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6Basavaraj Yallappa ParasannavarIndependent285
0.18%
7Shakhil Abdulsattar DodavadIndependent284
0.18%
8Firozkhan Gulabkhan HawaldarLAD170
0.11%
9Basavaraj UddinakoppaAMKP157
0.10%
10Sri S F PatilAAP153
0.10%

Dharwad result 2013

Dharwad 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Vinay KulkarniINC53,453
40.18%
2Amrut Ayyappa DesaiJD(S)35,133
26.41%
3Ashtagi Tavanappa PayappaKJP21,589
16.23%
4Seema Ashok MasutiBJP16,896
12.70%
5Somappa Basappa BenakattiIndependent2,162
1.63%
6Basavaraj BudihalNCP811
0.61%
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7Basavaraj Yallappa ParasannavarIndependent718
0.54%
8Manjunath Hanamantappa MangalagattiIndependent578
0.43%
9Yogeshgouda Ningangouda GoudarBSRCP405
0.30%
10Nijamuddin (hannu) Abdulnabi SoudagarIndependent357
0.27%
11Patil Basavaraj NinganagoudaIndependent343
0.26%
12Azalfarida Goususab RonadIndependent330
0.25%
13Shrishailagouda Giriyappagouda KamatarJD(U)243
0.18%

Dharwad result 2008

Dharwad 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Seema Ashok MasutiBJP35,417
31.75%
2Vinay KulkarniINC34,694
31.10%
3Amrut Ayyappa DesaiJD(S)21,302
19.10%
4Astagi Tavanappa PayappaIndependent6,113
5.48%
5Ramanagoudar Sangangouda RudragoudaIndependent2,789
2.50%
6Ishwar SanikoppaIndependent2,178
1.95%
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7Bellad ShivannaIndependent2,075
1.86%
8Desai Subhas NingappaIndependent1,710
1.53%
9Ambadgatti Shivanand RudrappaIndependent1,422
1.27%
10Imamhusain KundgolBSP1,302
1.17%
11Mugur Makaboolahmed NazeerahmedIUML810
0.73%
12Yashwan.t K JalayiIndependent651
0.58%
13Shashikala Ishwar MasutiSUP610
0.55%
14Savitri M. GundiJD(U)476
0.43%
Map

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Other seats in Dharwad 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

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

  • Pralhad JoshiBJP93,542 55.2%
  • Vinod AsootiINC72,226 42.6%
  • Shakeelahmad.d.mullaIndependent1,105 0.7%
  • S. S. PatilIndependent760 0.4%
  • Raju Anantsa NaikwadiIndependent575 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 21,316 EVM votes.

Open Dharwad Lok Sabha result
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FAQ

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

Who won the Dharwad assembly seat in 2023?

Vinay Kulkarni of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Dharwad in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 89,333 votes, which was 53.92% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dharwad?

The margin was 18,037 votes (10.89% of valid votes). The runner-up was Amrut Ayyappa Desai of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 71,296 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dharwad in 2023?

Turnout was 77.42%: 1,65,786 of 2,14,132 registered electors voted, across 233 polling stations. That is 2.2 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dharwad part of?

Dharwad is an assembly segment of the Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Pralhad Joshi got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Dharwad a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Dharwad?

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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