Gulbarga Rural is assembly constituency number 43 in Karnataka, in Gulbarga district, and one of the segments of the Gulbarga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Basawaraj Mattimudu of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.1% of the vote, 12,627 votes ahead of Revu Naik Belamagi (INC).
- 01Basawaraj MattimuduBJP84,46652.10%
- 02Revu Naik BelamagiINC71,83944.31%
- 03Ganapath Rao K ManeSUCI8810.54%
- 04Mailari S/o Yeshawanth ShallagiBSP8350.52%
- 05Pandurang MavinkarCPI(M)8220.51%
- 7 other candidates · 2,437 votesNOTA · 839 (0.52%)
Margin 12,627 votes · 7.79% of valid votes
All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,62,119 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basawaraj MattimuduMale · 43 yrs · SC | BJP | 84,466 | 52.10% |
| 2 | Revu Naik BelamagiMale · 82 yrs · SC | INC | 71,839 | 44.31% |
| 3 | Ganapath Rao K ManeMale · 46 yrs · SC | SUCI | 881 | 0.54% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 839 | 0.52% |
| 4 | Mailari S/o Yeshawanth ShallagiMale · 59 yrs · SC | BSP | 835 | 0.52% |
| 5 | Pandurang MavinkarMale · 54 yrs · SC | CPI(M) | 822 | 0.51% |
| 6 | Raghavendra ChinchansoorMale · 36 yrs · SC | AAP | 630 | 0.39% |
| 7 | Satish B ShindeMale · 37 yrs · SC | Independent | 578 | 0.36% |
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| 8 | Dattatrey K KamalapurkarMale · 51 yrs · SC | Independent | 422 | 0.26% |
| 9 | Ramesh S/o Bhimsingh ChavanMale · 38 yrs · SC | Independent | 289 | 0.18% |
| 10 | HanmanthMale · 28 yrs · SC | RSPS | 206 | 0.13% |
| 11 | Bhagwan Eduram BhoviMale · 59 yrs · SC | Independent | 174 | 0.11% |
| 12 | Venkatesh MaharajMale · 40 yrs · SC | KRS | 138 | 0.09% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Gulbarga Rural result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basawaraj Mattimud | BJP | 61,750 | 40.49% |
| 2 | Vijaykumar G Ramakrishna | INC | 49,364 | 32.37% |
| 3 | Revu Naik Belamagi | JD(S) | 29,538 | 19.37% |
| 4 | Ambalaga Maruti Manapade | CPI(M) | 3,491 | 2.29% |
| 5 | Girish Bailappa Kambanavar | Independent | 2,129 | 1.40% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,612 | 1.06% |
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| 6 | Ganapath Rao K Mane | SUCI | 1,044 | 0.68% |
| 7 | Sujata | AIMEP | 798 | 0.52% |
| 8 | Vijay Jadhav | Independent | 593 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Shivasharanappa Marutirao | Independent | 541 | 0.35% |
| 10 | Ramesh Bhimsingh | Independent | 482 | 0.32% |
| 11 | Shankar Jadhav | BHPP | 436 | 0.29% |
| 12 | Manjunath Annappa | Independent | 394 | 0.26% |
| 13 | Bharata Kumar D Kumsi | Independent | 323 | 0.21% |
Gulbarga Rural result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | G.ramkrishna | INC | 40,075 | 32.47% |
| 2 | Revunayak Belamgi | BJP | 32,866 | 26.63% |
| 3 | Baburao Chauhan | KJP | 26,612 | 21.56% |
| 4 | D.g.sagar | JD(S) | 8,612 | 6.98% |
| 5 | Ambalgi Maruti Manpade | CPI(M) | 4,694 | 3.80% |
| 6 | Babuhonna Naik | BSRCP | 2,113 | 1.71% |
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| 7 | Niganna S. Jambagi | SUCI | 1,673 | 1.36% |
| 8 | Ambaraya S.belamgi | BSP | 1,584 | 1.28% |
| 9 | Satish Basavaraj Shinde | Independent | 1,426 | 1.16% |
| 10 | T.n.rathod | Independent | 805 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Mastan C.dande | RPI(A) | 693 | 0.56% |
| 12 | Laxman Kishan Rathod | BHPP | 612 | 0.50% |
| 13 | Nagendrappa Hanmanth Vaddar Nandikur | Independent | 589 | 0.48% |
| 14 | Shivasharanppa | Independent | 556 | 0.45% |
| 15 | Gopinath Ghanu | Independent | 508 | 0.41% |
Gulbarga Rural result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revu Naik Belamgi | BJP | 41,239 | 38.73% |
| 2 | Smt. Chandrika Parameshwar | INC | 24,116 | 22.65% |
| 3 | C.gurunath | JD(S) | 20,247 | 19.01% |
| 4 | Maruti Manpade | CPI(M) | 10,881 | 10.22% |
| 5 | Chandrakant Gaddgi | BSP | 6,360 | 5.97% |
| 6 | Shrimanth | Independent | 3,644 | 3.42% |
Gulbarga Rural 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
- Afzalpur
- Jewargi
- Shorapur
- Shahapur
- Yadgir
- Gurmitkal
- Chittapur
- Sedam
- Chincholi
- Gulbarga Dakshin
- Gulbarga Uttar
- Aland
Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.
Gulbarga Rural is one of the assembly segments of Gulbarga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Gulbarga candidates.
- RadhakrishnaINC81,826 49.7%
- Dr. Umesh G JadhavBJP79,749 48.4%
- Hucheshwara Wathar GourBSP969 0.6%
- SundarIndependent427 0.3%
- Jyoti Ramesh ChavanIndependent401 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,077 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Gulbarga Rural.
Who won the Gulbarga Rural assembly seat in 2023?
Basawaraj Mattimudu of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Gulbarga Rural in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 84,466 votes, which was 52.10% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Gulbarga Rural?
The margin was 12,627 votes (7.79% of valid votes). The runner-up was Revu Naik Belamagi of the Indian National Congress with 71,839 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Gulbarga Rural in 2023?
Turnout was 63.10%: 1,62,651 of 2,57,752 registered electors voted, across 293 polling stations. That is 2.1 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Gulbarga Rural part of?
Gulbarga Rural 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 Gulbarga Rural a reserved constituency?
Yes. Gulbarga Rural 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 Gulbarga Rural?
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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- Gulbarga population and religionCensus 2011 district profile
- Gram panchayat list, KalaburagiEvery block, panchayat and village (LGD)
- Karnataka state profileSeats, parties and turnout at a glance
- Karnataka Lok Sabha resultsEvery parliamentary seat, 2024 and earlier
- Karnataka districts: Census 2011Population, religion, SC/ST by district
- Gram panchayat list, KarnatakaBlocks, panchayats and villages (LGD)
- CSR spend in KarnatakaCompany CSR spending by year and sector (MCA)
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