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Assembly constituency 178 · Karnataka

Hosakote is assembly constituency number 178 in Karnataka, in Bangalore Rural district, and one of the segments of the Chikkballapur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Sharath Kumar Bachegowda of the Indian National Congress won with 50.1% of the vote, 5,075 votes ahead of N Nagaraju (BJP).

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Hosakote · 2023AC 178
  1. 01
    Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
    INC
    1,07,220
    50.13%
  2. 02
    N Nagaraju
    BJP
    1,02,145
    47.75%
  3. 03
    G Narayanaswamy
    Independent
    1,425
    0.67%
  4. 04
    S R Raghunath
    Independent
    464
    0.22%
  5. 05
    D M Lakshminarayana
    BSP
    290
    0.14%
  6. 18 other candidates · 1,845 votesNOTA · 507 (0.24%)

Margin 5,075 votes · 2.37% of valid votes

2,34,098
Registered electors
2023 election
91.4%
Turnout
+1.1 pts vs 2018
5,075
Victory margin
2.4% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 23 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,13,896 valid votes, NOTA included.

Hosakote 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sharath Kumar BachegowdaMale · 41 yrsINC1,07,220
50.13%
2N NagarajuMale · 72 yrsBJP1,02,145
47.75%
3G NarayanaswamyMale · 51 yrsIndependent1,425
0.67%
—NOTANOTA507
0.24%
4S R RaghunathMale · 33 yrsIndependent464
0.22%
5D M LakshminarayanaMale · 55 yrs · SCBSP290
0.14%
6Prashanth SubramaniMale · 40 yrsAAP256
0.12%
7RameshaMale · 36 yrsBUJNBHRTP250
0.12%
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8V Nitesh KumarMale · 32 yrsIndependent250
0.12%
9B SonnappaMale · 63 yrsKRS225
0.11%
10T NagarajuMale · 39 yrsIndependent203
0.09%
11Sharath BachegowdaMale · 28 yrsRSTJNHP157
0.07%
12Nithisha T DMale · 28 yrsIndependent128
0.06%
13AmbujaFemale · 46 yrsIndependent79
0.04%
14Sharath Kumar KMale · 32 yrsIndependent64
0.03%
15N B NagarajMale · 66 yrsIndependent58
0.03%
16M ShrimathiFemale · 43 yrsIMP28
0.01%
17EregowdaMale · 42 yrsIndependent26
0.01%
18Ajay Kumar Reddy AdalaMale · 51 yrsIndependent26
0.01%
19Anusha P RFemale · 29 yrsIndependent25
0.01%
20Suresha KMale · 46 yrsIndependent21
0.01%
21Naveen Kumar S RMale · 37 yrsIndependent18
0.01%
22H T ShashikumarMale · 39 yrsIndependent18
0.01%
23J AshokaMale · 33 yrsIndependent13
0.01%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 50.1%BJP 47.8%JD(S) 0.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Sharath Kumar BachegowdaINC · 50.1% · margin 5,075Turnout91.4%
2019 byeSharath Bache GowdaIndependent · 41.4% · margin 11,486Turnout90.9%
2018N Nagaraju (m.t.b)INC · 51.2% · margin 7,597Turnout90.3%
2013M.T.B. NagarajINC · 51.2% · margin 7,139Turnout91.0%
2008B.n.bachhe GowdaBJP · 50.1% · margin 3,878Turnout89.4%

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

Hosakote bye-election, 5 Dec 2019

Turnout 90.9% · 1,97,113 of 2,16,741 electors voted

Hosakote bye-election 2019-12-05 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sharath Bache GowdaIndependent81,671
41.43%
2M.T.B. NagarajuBJP70,185
35.61%
3Padmavathi SureshINC41,443
21.03%
—NOTANOTA757
0.38%
4H.t.shashikumarIndependent696
0.35%
5Sharath Kumar.kIndependent652
0.33%
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6Ravi .b.tIndependent573
0.29%
7Suresh Rao.rUPJP486
0.25%
8N.b.nagarajuIndependent174
0.09%
9Anusha.p.rIndependent164
0.08%
10AmbareeshIndependent88
0.04%
11Ramesh .mIndependent81
0.04%
12Manjunatha.cIndependent31
0.02%
13NarayanaswamyIndependent28
0.01%
14Krishna.b.mIndependent24
0.01%
15EregowdaIndependent22
0.01%
16Anand .b.nIndependent19
0.01%
17T.K. DasargowdaIndependent16
0.01%

Hosakote result 2018

Hosakote 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1N Nagaraju (m.t.b)INC98,824
51.19%
2Sharath Kumar BachegowdaBJP91,227
47.25%
3Krishna Murthy RJD(S)1,083
0.56%
—NOTANOTA539
0.28%
4RameshaASP417
0.22%
5V ShamannaIndependent242
0.13%
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6Suresha CIndependent184
0.10%
7G ShrinivasaAIMEP142
0.07%
8Rajesh T KIndependent120
0.06%
9Raveesha TIndependent67
0.03%
10B V ManjunathaIndependent66
0.03%
11Manjunatha Gowda T VIndependent61
0.03%
12Nagaraj D.c.nIndependent52
0.03%
13Nagaraj VIndependent47
0.02%

Hosakote result 2013

Hosakote 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1M.T.B. NagarajINC85,238
51.23%
2B N BachegowdaBJP78,099
46.94%
3V.sridharJD(S)1,304
0.78%
4Upendra MadigaBSP474
0.28%
5A.n.bache GowdaIndependent280
0.17%
6H.R. ShankarIndependent247
0.15%
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7N. Nagaraj (n.t.b)Independent225
0.14%
8T.v.manjunatha GowdaIndependent223
0.13%
9B.n.anandaIndependent125
0.08%
10M.premsagarIndependent92
0.06%
11Ananda .m.gIndependent88
0.05%

Hosakote result 2008

Hosakote 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1B.n.bachhe GowdaBJP71,069
50.07%
2M.t.b.nagarajuINC67,191
47.33%
3N.kumarJD(S)1,343
0.95%
4S.r.ranganathaBSP946
0.67%
5BhattegowdaIndependent419
0.30%
6A.n.bachhegowdaIndependent215
0.15%
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7M.nagaraja (mtb)Independent205
0.14%
8BachhannaIndependent144
0.10%
9H.t.venkateshaSP142
0.10%
10N.nagarajaIndependent105
0.07%
11L.nagarajIndependent100
0.07%
12B.k.narayanaswamyIndependent74
0.05%
Map

Hosakote outlined in orange among the other Karnataka seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2023. Click any seat to open its page.

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • M.S. Raksha RamaiahINC1,02,200 49.6%
  • Dr.k.sudhakarBJP99,866 48.5%
  • Mahadev. PBSP658 0.3%
  • Munivenkatappa M.pCPI(M)570 0.3%
  • RajannaIndependent479 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 2,334 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Hosakote assembly seat in 2023?

Sharath Kumar Bachegowda of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Hosakote in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,07,220 votes, which was 50.13% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Hosakote?

The margin was 5,075 votes (2.37% of valid votes). The runner-up was N Nagaraju of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 1,02,145 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Hosakote in 2023?

Turnout was 91.43%: 2,14,042 of 2,34,098 registered electors voted, across 293 polling stations. That is 1.1 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Hosakote part of?

Hosakote is an assembly segment of the Chikkballapur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, M.S. Raksha Ramaiah got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Hosakote had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 5 Dec 2019, Sharath Bache Gowda (Independent) won by 11,486 votes.

Is Hosakote a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Hosakote?

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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