Hubli-Dharwad-West is assembly constituency number 74 in Karnataka, in Dharwad district, and one of the segments of the Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Arvind Bellad of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 59.5% of the vote, 38,693 votes ahead of Deepak Chinchore (INC).
- 01Arvind BelladBJP1,01,41059.45%
- 02Deepak ChinchoreINC62,71736.77%
- 03Gururaj Istalingappa HunasimaradJD(S)1,1950.70%
- 04Aravind. M.AAP7840.46%
- 05Basavaraj MalakariIndependent7800.46%
- 10 other candidates · 1,873 votesNOTA · 1,808 (1.06%)
Margin 38,693 votes · 22.68% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,70,567 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvind BelladMale · 53 yrs | BJP | 1,01,410 | 59.45% |
| 2 | Deepak ChinchoreMale · 63 yrs | INC | 62,717 | 36.77% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,808 | 1.06% |
| 3 | Gururaj Istalingappa HunasimaradMale · 53 yrs | JD(S) | 1,195 | 0.70% |
| 4 | Aravind. M.Male · 51 yrs · ST | AAP | 784 | 0.46% |
| 5 | Basavaraj MalakariMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 780 | 0.46% |
| 6 | Santosh NandurMale · 44 yrs | UPJP | 426 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Daragad Rajesab MoulasabMale · 43 yrs | Independent | 293 | 0.17% |
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| 8 | Shivraj MakadawaleMale · 39 yrs · SC | Independent | 271 | 0.16% |
| 9 | Vadiraj Madhusudhan Mannari (pandurangi)Male · 51 yrs | AINHCP | 244 | 0.14% |
| 10 | Shidaraya. M. KenchannavarMale · 65 yrs | Independent | 163 | 0.10% |
| 11 | Mohammed Ismail MuktiMale · 45 yrs | Independent | 119 | 0.07% |
| 12 | M.D. Rottigawad (m.d.r)Male · 55 yrs · ST | KRS | 115 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Saroja. F. Nagendragad.Female · 60 yrs · SC | IMP | 104 | 0.06% |
| 14 | Vinod Dasharath GhodkeMale · 58 yrs | PBI | 71 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Bhanubee Shaikh Urf HosamaniFemale · 54 yrs | Independent | 67 | 0.04% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Hubli-Dharwad-West result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arvind Bellad | BJP | 96,462 | 61.16% |
| 2 | Mohammad Ismail Tamatgar | INC | 55,975 | 35.49% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,962 | 1.24% |
| 3 | Maktumhuseni Sogalad | Independent | 670 | 0.42% |
| 4 | Rama Ranganath Kulkarni | Independent | 441 | 0.28% |
| 5 | Javeedahamed Belgaumkar | JD(U) | 414 | 0.26% |
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| 6 | Irappa K. Emmi | NCP | 389 | 0.25% |
| 7 | Nagaraj C Badiger | Independent | 281 | 0.18% |
| 8 | Latha Nethaji Terdal | AIMEP | 279 | 0.18% |
| 9 | Chandrashekhar Anemath | Independent | 243 | 0.15% |
| 10 | Manjunath S. Halagalimath | KPJP | 193 | 0.12% |
| 11 | Vinod Ghodke | PBI | 114 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Mannari Vadiraj | AINHCP | 108 | 0.07% |
| 13 | Raju Kamble | AMKP | 107 | 0.07% |
| 14 | Revanshiddappa Basavaraj Talawar | JAHP | 90 | 0.06% |
Hubli-Dharwad-West result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aravind Chandrakant Bellad | BJP | 42,003 | 33.10% |
| 2 | S. R. Morey | INC | 30,821 | 24.29% |
| 3 | Ismail Tamatgar | JD(S) | 30,312 | 23.88% |
| 4 | Mohan Limbikai | KJP | 12,216 | 9.63% |
| 5 | Gururaj Hunashimarad | Independent | 2,471 | 1.95% |
| 6 | Dambal Hanumant | BSRCP | 1,807 | 1.42% |
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| 7 | Suresh Veerabhadrappa Katagi | Independent | 1,091 | 0.86% |
| 8 | Laxman Basappa Doddamani | Independent | 1,066 | 0.84% |
| 9 | Nagaraj Tigadi | LSP | 843 | 0.66% |
| 10 | Ishwar Mallappa Sanikop | Independent | 821 | 0.65% |
| 11 | Ratnakar Narayan Raikar | Independent | 799 | 0.63% |
| 12 | Vadiraj Madhusudhan Mannari(pandurangi) | NCP | 745 | 0.59% |
| 13 | Bakkayi Laxman Chandrappa | BSP | 645 | 0.51% |
| 14 | H.G. Desai | SUCI | 339 | 0.27% |
| 15 | Kumar Desai Rayanagouda Dyamanagouda | Independent | 322 | 0.25% |
| 16 | Raju Kamble | BhJD | 241 | 0.19% |
| 17 | Anita Horadi | Independent | 221 | 0.17% |
| 18 | Anwarsab Bashasab Raibag | Independent | 147 | 0.12% |
Hubli-Dharwad-West result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa | BJP | 60,800 | 55.97% |
| 2 | Honnalli Jabbarkhan Hayatakhan | INC | 27,453 | 25.27% |
| 3 | Tamatgar Mohmad Ismail | JD(S) | 14,200 | 13.07% |
| 4 | P. H. Neeralkeri | BSP | 1,931 | 1.78% |
| 5 | Reeta Pavate | Independent | 1,523 | 1.40% |
| 6 | Prashant Sugur | Independent | 978 | 0.90% |
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| 7 | Nadaf Imamsab Mugutsab | SP | 539 | 0.50% |
| 8 | Ramanjanappa Aldhalli | Independent | 420 | 0.39% |
| 9 | Patil V B | Independent | 341 | 0.31% |
| 10 | Ningappa Dyamappa Bengeri | Independent | 249 | 0.23% |
| 11 | Rajashekhar B. Patil | JD(U) | 192 | 0.18% |
Hubli-Dharwad-West 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.
Hubli-Dharwad-West is one of the assembly segments of Dharwad. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Dharwad candidates.
- Pralhad JoshiBJP1,13,086 60.5%
- Vinod AsootiINC71,498 38.2%
- Shakeelahmad.d.mullaIndependent564 0.3%
- S. S. PatilIndependent471 0.3%
- Raju Anantsa NaikwadiIndependent297 0.2%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 41,588 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Hubli-Dharwad-West.
Who won the Hubli-Dharwad-West assembly seat in 2023?
Arvind Bellad of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Hubli-Dharwad-West in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,01,410 votes, which was 59.45% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Hubli-Dharwad-West?
The margin was 38,693 votes (22.68% of valid votes). The runner-up was Deepak Chinchore of the Indian National Congress with 62,717 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Hubli-Dharwad-West in 2023?
Turnout was 65.18%: 1,71,586 of 2,63,230 registered electors voted, across 266 polling stations. That is 3.4 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Hubli-Dharwad-West part of?
Hubli-Dharwad-West 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-West a reserved constituency?
No. Hubli-Dharwad-West is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Hubli-Dharwad-West?
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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