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Assembly constituency 61 · Karnataka · SC

Kanakagiri is assembly constituency number 61 in Karnataka, in Koppal * district, and one of the segments of the Koppal Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa of the Indian National Congress won with 60.1% of the vote, 42,632 votes ahead of Basavaraj Dadesugur (BJP).

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Kanakagiri · 2023AC 61
  1. 01
    Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa
    INC
    1,06,164
    60.13%
  2. 02
    Basavaraj Dadesugur
    BJP
    63,532
    35.98%
  3. 03
    Charul Venkantramana Dasari
    KRPP
    1,319
    0.75%
  4. 04
    Kenchappa Lingappa Hirekhed
    CPI(ML)(L)
    747
    0.42%
  5. 05
    P V Rajagopal
    JD(S)
    709
    0.40%
  6. 7 other candidates · 2,482 votesNOTA · 1,600 (0.91%)

Margin 42,632 votes · 24.15% of valid votes

2,24,068
Registered electors
2023 election
78.8%
Turnout
-0.4 pts vs 2018
42,632
Victory margin
24.1% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 12 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,76,553 valid votes, NOTA included.

Kanakagiri 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Tangadagi Shivaraj SangappaMale · 53 yrs · SCINC1,06,164
60.13%
2Basavaraj DadesugurMale · 43 yrs · SCBJP63,532
35.98%
—NOTANOTA1,600
0.91%
3Charul Venkantramana DasariMale · 33 yrs · SCKRPP1,319
0.75%
4Kenchappa Lingappa HirekhedMale · 39 yrs · SCCPI(ML)(L)747
0.42%
5P V RajagopalMale · 63 yrs · SCJD(S)709
0.40%
6Sandeep Sanjeevappa BudagumpaMale · 35 yrs · SCIndependent678
0.38%
7Yariswamy Nageshappa KuntojiMale · 34 yrs · SCAAP515
0.29%
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8RameshMale · 34 yrs · SCIndependent422
0.24%
9B JnanasundarMale · 61 yrs · SCIndependent396
0.22%
10H HulugappaMale · 46 yrs · SCIndependent191
0.11%
11GaneshMale · 30 yrs · SCKRS144
0.08%
12K BalappaMale · 68 yrs · SCBHRTPRJAIK136
0.08%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 60.1%BJP 36.0%KRPP 0.8%JD(S) 0.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Tangadagi Shivaraj SangappaINC · 60.1% · margin 42,632Turnout78.8%
2018Basavaraj DadesugurBJP · 52.4% · margin 14,225Turnout79.2%
2013Shivaraj Sangappa TangadagiINC · 36.5% · margin 5,052Turnout74.0%
2008Shivaraj S/o Sangappa TangadagiIndependent · 33.9% · margin 2,183Turnout56.3%

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

Kanakagiri result 2018

Kanakagiri 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Basavaraj DadesugurBJP87,735
52.38%
2Shivaraj Sangappa TangadagiINC73,510
43.88%
—NOTANOTA1,677
1.00%
3Manjula RavikumarJD(S)1,464
0.87%
4Kenchappa HirekhedaCPI(ML)(L)843
0.50%
5Dr. M P DarkeswaraiahIndependent686
0.41%
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6Ramesh ChannadasarIndependent572
0.34%
7Mukkanna Ramachandrappa NaikAIMEP443
0.26%
8K ErannaIndependent273
0.16%
9Koti RameshJAHP160
0.10%
10K H HulagannaSJPA143
0.09%

Kanakagiri result 2013

Kanakagiri 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shivaraj Sangappa TangadagiINC49,451
36.51%
2Basavaraj DadhesuguruKJP44,399
32.78%
3Bhavanimatha MukundaraoBSRCP28,117
20.76%
4Ramanayak Lachamapppa Nayak LamaniBJP2,948
2.18%
5Ramesh KotiIndependent1,524
1.13%
6Vithoba Baladasappa DasarIndependent1,418
1.05%
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7Prakasha. L. RathodJD(S)1,166
0.86%
8Palakshayya Shivamurthayya HiremathIndependent1,080
0.80%
9Tippanna VIndependent1,062
0.78%
10Akkirotti Hulagappa PamappaCPI(M)1,028
0.76%
11ShreedharBSP805
0.59%
12Dyamamma Mankaleppa ChoudkiCPI(M)751
0.55%
13Motilal Nayak RathodIndependent579
0.43%
14M. YesappaCPI(ML)(L)560
0.41%
15Nagaraja Tippanna WaddarIndependent558
0.41%

Kanakagiri result 2008

Kanakagiri 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Shivaraj S/o Sangappa TangadagiIndependent32,743
33.88%
2Bhavanimath MukundaraoINC30,560
31.62%
3Shamanna Hulugappa NarinalBJP11,068
11.45%
4Mareppa JambannaCPI(ML)(L)6,814
7.05%
5Shivappa KrishnappaIndependent2,365
2.45%
6Yamanurappa NadulamaniJD(S)2,362
2.44%
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7Marappa Ramachandrappa Moti(veshagara)Independent1,751
1.81%
8F.shanmukappaIndependent1,513
1.57%
9B.husenappaswami S/o DurugappaIndependent1,347
1.39%
10Mukappa Ningappa MestriIndependent907
0.94%
11K.laxminarayanaBSP863
0.89%
12Erappa S/o Durugappa ChirchanaguddaSUP669
0.69%
13Balaswami MallappaIndependent616
0.64%
14K.pampapati S/o Pamappa ChaluvadiLJP609
0.63%
15VijayakumarJD(U)576
0.60%
16R.palaniswami RamaswamiIndependent417
0.43%
17D.dasannaIndependent402
0.42%
18Hanumanthappa S/o HulugappaIndependent380
0.39%
19V.nagappa Mastar Narasappa HunagundaIndependent354
0.37%
20Kanakappa SulekalSP334
0.35%
Map

Kanakagiri 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 Koppal * district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • K. Rajashekar Basavaraj HitnalINC83,944 49.7%
  • Dr . Basavaraj. K. SharanappaBJP79,506 47.1%
  • Mallikarjun HadapadIndependent928 0.5%
  • ShankaraBSP919 0.5%
  • Karadi BasavarajIndependent770 0.5%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 4,438 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Kanakagiri assembly seat in 2023?

Tangadagi Shivaraj Sangappa of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Kanakagiri in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,06,164 votes, which was 60.13% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Kanakagiri?

The margin was 42,632 votes (24.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was Basavaraj Dadesugur of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 63,532 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Kanakagiri in 2023?

Turnout was 78.81%: 1,76,584 of 2,24,068 registered electors voted, across 264 polling stations. That is 0.4 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Kanakagiri part of?

Kanakagiri is an assembly segment of the Koppal Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, K. Rajashekar Basavaraj Hitnal got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Kanakagiri a reserved constituency?

Yes. Kanakagiri 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 Kanakagiri?

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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