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Assembly constituency 75 · Karnataka

Kalghatgi is assembly constituency number 75 in Karnataka, in Dharwad district, and one of the segments of the Dharwad Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Santosh.s.lad of the Indian National Congress won with 52.9% of the vote, 14,357 votes ahead of Chabbi Nagaraj (BJP).

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Kalghatgi · 2023AC 75
  1. 01
    Santosh.s.lad
    INC
    85,761
    52.86%
  2. 02
    Chabbi Nagaraj
    BJP
    71,404
    44.01%
  3. 03
    Veerappa Basappa Sheegigatti
    JD(S)
    891
    0.55%
  4. 04
    Basavaraj Dodamani
    Independent
    675
    0.42%
  5. 05
    Chandrashekhar.s.mathad
    KRS
    625
    0.39%
  6. 7 other candidates · 1,760 votesNOTA · 1,137 (0.70%)

Margin 14,357 votes · 8.85% of valid votes

1,94,742
Registered electors
2023 election
83.4%
Turnout
+3.3 pts vs 2018
14,357
Victory margin
8.8% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,62,253 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kalghatgi 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh.s.ladMale · 48 yrsINC85,761
52.86%
2Chabbi NagarajMale · 53 yrsBJP71,404
44.01%
—NOTANOTA1,137
0.70%
3Veerappa Basappa SheegigattiMale · 67 yrsJD(S)891
0.55%
4Basavaraj DodamaniMale · 51 yrsIndependent675
0.42%
5Chandrashekhar.s.mathadMale · 42 yrsKRS625
0.39%
6Manjunath JakkannavarMale · 40 yrsAAP499
0.31%
7Shankar Ningappa HuddarMale · 40 yrsIndependent389
0.24%
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8G BasavarajMale · 59 yrsIndependent255
0.16%
9Basavalingappa Irappa BugadiMale · 42 yrsUPJP244
0.15%
10Basavaraj Gangappa SangannavarMale · 39 yrsIndependent179
0.11%
11Budankhan.m.mMale · 68 yrsIMP115
0.07%
12MallikaFemale · 42 yrsPBI79
0.05%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 52.9%BJP 44.0%JD(S) 0.6%KJP 0.1%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Santosh.s.ladINC · 52.9% · margin 14,357Turnout83.4%
2018C M NimbannavarBJP · 54.8% · margin 25,997Turnout80.1%
2013Santhosh S LadINC · 58.4% · margin 45,661Turnout78.3%
2008Santosh.s. LadINC · 43.5% · margin 11,642Turnout75.0%

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

Kalghatgi result 2018

Kalghatgi 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1C M NimbannavarBJP83,267
54.82%
2Santosh S LadINC57,270
37.70%
3Raju R KalaghatagiIndependent4,898
3.22%
—NOTANOTA1,440
0.95%
4Ambadagatti Shivanand RudrappaJD(S)1,174
0.77%
5Inayatulla Maktumhusen TolagiBBKD710
0.47%
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6Shankar Ningappa HuddarIndependent683
0.45%
7Babajan Imamsab TadkodIndependent453
0.30%
8Shrinivas C K Kondayya VemuIndependent402
0.26%
9Rajesab Moulasab DaragadIndependent331
0.22%
10Kulakarni Suvarna GovindroaJANSAMAP294
0.19%
11Mahaboobsab (peera) Madarasab MakanadarIndependent260
0.17%
12Irappa Somappa KaleShiv Sena244
0.16%
13Basappa Ramappa AiholliAIMEP197
0.13%
14Shankar Sangappa RottigawadKJP175
0.12%
15Veerupakshi Basavantappa BadigerSJPA104
0.07%

Kalghatgi result 2013

Kalghatgi 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santhosh S LadINC76,802
58.37%
2Nimbannavar Channappa MallappaKJP31,141
23.67%
3P C SiddanagoudarJD(S)12,300
9.35%
4Irappa Channappa Salagar(veeresh)BJP6,863
5.22%
5Husainasab Mahaboobasab TorgalIndependent1,908
1.45%
6Akki Shivappa YallappaIndependent1,152
0.88%
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7Basava Prasad JadhavIndependent818
0.62%
8Shobha V Ballari (hukkeri)BSP604
0.46%

Kalghatgi result 2008

Kalghatgi 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Santosh.s. LadINC49,733
43.47%
2Channappa Mallappa NimbannavarBJP38,091
33.30%
3Kashimanavar Babusab KashimasabBSP14,992
13.10%
4Irappa Chanabasappa GokulJD(S)4,613
4.03%
5G.basavarajIndependent2,118
1.85%
6Irappa Kallappa KotiRAHS1,240
1.08%
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7Irappa Channappa SalagarSP1,147
1.00%
8Dodamani Bhimappa IrabasappaIndependent739
0.65%
9Gregory Subramanya XavierIndependent576
0.50%
10Channabasappa Shiddabasappa KusugalIndependent466
0.41%
11Ambadagatti Shivanand RudrappaIndependent379
0.33%
12Kulkarni Suvarna GovindaraoJD(U)309
0.27%
Map

Kalghatgi 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

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

  • Pralhad JoshiBJP96,402 58.8%
  • Vinod AsootiINC63,665 38.8%
  • Shakeelahmad.d.mullaIndependent1,026 0.6%
  • S. S. PatilIndependent892 0.5%
  • Raju Anantsa NaikwadiIndependent420 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 32,737 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kalghatgi assembly seat in 2023?

Santosh.s.lad of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kalghatgi in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 85,761 votes, which was 52.86% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kalghatgi?

The margin was 14,357 votes (8.85% of valid votes). The runner-up was Chabbi Nagaraj of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 71,404 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kalghatgi in 2023?

Turnout was 83.40%: 1,62,421 of 1,94,742 registered electors voted, across 227 polling stations. That is 3.3 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kalghatgi part of?

Kalghatgi 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 Kalghatgi a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Kalghatgi?

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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