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Assembly constituency 73 · Karnataka

Hubli-Dharwad-Central is assembly constituency number 73 in Karnataka, in Dharwad district, and one of the segments of the Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Mahesh Tenginakai of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 59.3% of the vote, 34,289 votes ahead of Jagadish Shettar (INC).

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Hubli-Dharwad-Central · 2023AC 73
  1. 01
    Mahesh Tenginakai
    BJP
    95,064
    59.27%
  2. 02
    Jagadish Shettar
    INC
    60,775
    37.89%
  3. 03
    Mahantawodeyar Siddalingeshwargouda
    JD(S)
    513
    0.32%
  4. 04
    Badni Hemaraj Adiveppa
    Independent
    494
    0.31%
  5. 05
    Vikas Soppin
    AAP
    468
    0.29%
  6. 11 other candidates · 1,836 votesNOTA · 1,251 (0.78%)

Margin 34,289 votes · 21.38% of valid votes

2,49,371
Registered electors
2023 election
64.6%
Turnout
+3.7 pts vs 2018
34,289
Victory margin
21.4% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 16 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,60,401 valid votes, NOTA included.

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Mahesh TenginakaiMale · 52 yrsBJP95,064
59.27%
2Jagadish ShettarMale · 67 yrsINC60,775
37.89%
—NOTANOTA1,251
0.78%
3Mahantawodeyar SiddalingeshwargoudaMale · 35 yrsJD(S)513
0.32%
4Badni Hemaraj AdiveppaMale · 64 yrsIndependent494
0.31%
5Vikas SoppinMale · 46 yrsAAP468
0.29%
6Shivaraj.k. ShivanagoudraMale · 32 yrsUPJP435
0.27%
7Revanasiddappa.m. Hosamani (desai)Male · 43 yrs · SCBSP368
0.23%
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8Saulam JosephMale · 63 yrsIndependent300
0.19%
9Badangkar SabajiMale · 62 yrsIndependent126
0.08%
10Raghavendra Prakash KathareMale · 33 yrsHJPS121
0.08%
11Megharaj S/o Mareppa HiremaniMale · 56 yrs · SCLS109
0.07%
12Maulali Rajesab SanshiMale · 39 yrsIndependent107
0.07%
13Raju Anantsa NaikwadiMale · 44 yrsIndependent97
0.06%
14Shailendra PatilMale · 46 yrsKRS62
0.04%
15S. S. PatilMale · 53 yrsKJSP60
0.04%
16Kalal Takappa S/o YallappaMale · 74 yrsIndependent51
0.03%
Past results

BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023BJP 59.3%INC 37.9%JD(S) 0.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Mahesh TenginakaiBJP · 59.3% · margin 34,289Turnout64.6%
2018Jagadish ShettarBJP · 51.3% · margin 21,306Turnout61.0%
2013Jagadish ShettarBJP · 49.6% · margin 17,754Turnout55.3%
2008Jagadish ShettarBJP · 54.8% · margin 26,009Turnout58.4%

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

Hubli-Dharwad-Central result 2018

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jagadish ShettarBJP75,794
51.31%
2Dr. Mahesh NalwadINC54,488
36.89%
3Rajanna M. KoraviJD(S)10,754
7.28%
—NOTANOTA1,028
0.70%
4Gopal KulkarniIndependent756
0.51%
5Maqboolahmed KusnoorIndependent660
0.45%
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6Mohammed Javeed MudgalIndependent532
0.36%
7Philomina PendemAIMEP456
0.31%
8Santosh P. NargundAAP452
0.31%
9Deepak B. ShirolikarIndependent373
0.25%
10Rizwana Imran YaragattiIndependent342
0.23%
11Ayyappa ShirakolIndependent283
0.19%
12Dharwad Abdul Rahaman KhanIndependent235
0.16%
13Sangameshwar I. AiholliIndependent227
0.15%
14Mohammed Sadiq BarudawaleIndependent217
0.15%
15Takappa Yallappa KalalIndependent145
0.10%
16H. L. HavaragiIndependent132
0.09%
17Hidayat Ali Khan PathanIndependent106
0.07%
18Magajikondi ShrikantKJP101
0.07%
19Mahadevaswamy M. MadaiahRPI(A)100
0.07%
20Sunanda V. KardiguddaIndependent95
0.06%
21Revanasiddappa S. HandedIndependent88
0.06%
22Vittal PawarShiv Sena81
0.05%
23Abhay Kumar HavaladIndependent80
0.05%
24Anand Raj DokkaIndependent79
0.05%
25Veerappa Holabasappa ArakeriIndependent57
0.04%
26Kabadi S.N.Independent49
0.03%

Hubli-Dharwad-Central result 2013

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jagadish ShettarBJP58,201
49.61%
2Dr. Mahesh NalwadINC40,447
34.48%
3Shams Tabrez SamsiJD(S)7,898
6.73%
4S. S. PatilKJP5,481
4.67%
5Sirajahmed MullaIndependent967
0.82%
6Premanath ChikkatumbalBSP632
0.54%
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7Sayad Salauddin Sayad Gouse MullaIndependent588
0.50%
8Vishnusa Rajanasa PawarIndependent523
0.45%
9Renuka ShindeNCP522
0.44%
10Shiddalingappa Rawappa KampliIndependent375
0.32%
11Manoj Baburao HangalIndependent346
0.29%
12Ravi KalalJD(U)213
0.18%
13Vishal Mohan SutagattiIndependent200
0.17%
14Gudipati JashuvaIndependent194
0.17%
15Vinod PawarIndependent194
0.17%
16Jafar Nannesab DharawadIndependent168
0.14%
17Ajijnaj D MominIUML132
0.11%
18Ravi Basappa MugadIndependent117
0.10%
19Babajan Makatumhussain GhantiwaleIndependent113
0.10%

Hubli-Dharwad-Central result 2008

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Jagadish ShettarBJP58,747
54.75%
2Munavalli Shankranna IshwarappaINC32,738
30.51%
3Koravi. M. M. (rajanna)JD(S)11,938
11.13%
4Lakkundi Rahimansab KhadarsabIndependent1,089
1.01%
5Premanath ChikkatumbalBSP808
0.75%
6Anilraj. B. TumbagiSP477
0.44%
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7Krishna Malleshappa GandgalekarRAHS424
0.40%
8Mulla SharifsabIndependent320
0.30%
9S.r.kampliIndependent217
0.20%
10Ladava Tippanasa RamasaABHM197
0.18%
11Badni Hemaraj AdiveppaIndependent197
0.18%
12Kalal .takappa.yallappaKCVP149
0.14%
Map

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 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 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

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

  • Pralhad JoshiBJP1,13,678 63.9%
  • Vinod AsootiINC62,360 35.1%
  • S. S. PatilIndependent384 0.2%
  • Shakeelahmad.d.mullaIndependent366 0.2%
  • Raju Anantsa NaikwadiIndependent221 0.1%

In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 51,318 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Hubli-Dharwad-Central assembly seat in 2023?

Mahesh Tenginakai of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Hubli-Dharwad-Central in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 95,064 votes, which was 59.27% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Hubli-Dharwad-Central?

The margin was 34,289 votes (21.38% of valid votes). The runner-up was Jagadish Shettar of the Indian National Congress with 60,775 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Hubli-Dharwad-Central in 2023?

Turnout was 64.64%: 1,61,181 of 2,49,371 registered electors voted, across 256 polling stations. That is 3.7 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Hubli-Dharwad-Central part of?

Hubli-Dharwad-Central 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 Hubli-Dharwad-Central a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Hubli-Dharwad-Central?

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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