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Assembly constituency 137 · Karnataka · SC

Pavagada is assembly constituency number 137 in Karnataka, in Tumkur district, and one of the segments of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election H.v.venkatesh of the Indian National Congress won with 49.6% of the vote, 10,881 votes ahead of K.m.thimmarayappa (JD(S)).

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Pavagada · 2023AC 137
  1. 01
    H.v.venkatesh
    INC
    83,062
    49.62%
  2. 02
    K.m.thimmarayappa
    JD(S)
    72,181
    43.12%
  3. 03
    Krishna Naik
    BJP
    7,206
    4.30%
  4. 04
    N.ramanjinappa
    AAP
    1,831
    1.09%
  5. 05
    Neralakunte Nagendrakumar
    KRPP
    875
    0.52%
  6. 6 other candidates · 1,621 votesNOTA · 614 (0.37%)

Margin 10,881 votes · 6.50% of valid votes

1,93,100
Registered electors
2023 election
87.1%
Turnout
+4.5 pts vs 2018
10,881
Victory margin
6.5% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 11 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,67,390 valid votes, NOTA included.

Pavagada 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1H.v.venkateshMale · 46 yrs · SCINC83,062
49.62%
2K.m.thimmarayappaMale · 65 yrs · SCJD(S)72,181
43.12%
3Krishna NaikMale · 49 yrs · SCBJP7,206
4.30%
4N.ramanjinappaMale · 53 yrs · SCAAP1,831
1.09%
5Neralakunte NagendrakumarMale · 38 yrs · SCKRPP875
0.52%
—NOTANOTA614
0.37%
6T.hanumantharayaMale · 49 yrs · SCBSP504
0.30%
7Srinivasapurada Srinivasa BabuMale · 38 yrs · SCIndependent368
0.22%
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8Govindappa VMale · 45 yrs · SCIndependent327
0.20%
9Narasimharaju C NMale · 33 yrs · SCKRS186
0.11%
10NagarajappaMale · 52 yrs · SCIndependent124
0.07%
11B T RamasubbaiahMale · 61 yrs · SCBBKD112
0.07%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 49.6%JD(S) 43.1%BJP 4.3%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023H.v.venkateshINC · 49.6% · margin 10,881Turnout87.1%
2018VenkataramanappaINC · 44.8% · margin 409Turnout82.6%
2013K.m.thimmarayappaJD(S) · 47.3% · margin 4,863Turnout78.1%
2008VenkataramanappaIndependent · 33.6% · margin 13,047Turnout73.1%

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

Pavagada result 2018

Pavagada 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1VenkataramanappaINC72,974
44.79%
2K M ThimmarayappaJD(S)72,565
44.54%
3G.v.balaramBJP14,074
8.64%
4G.muthyalappaLAD796
0.49%
—NOTANOTA794
0.49%
5VenkatappaSJPL458
0.28%
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6HanumantharayappaIndependent260
0.16%
7Hanumantharaya.oIndependent185
0.11%
8MadletappaIndependent167
0.10%
9Ramesh Naik.rSP153
0.09%
10P.murthyAIMEP149
0.09%
11DuggammaIndependent117
0.07%
12B.t.ramasubbaiahBBKD111
0.07%
13L.gangadharaIndependent108
0.07%

Pavagada result 2013

Pavagada 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1K.m.thimmarayappaJD(S)68,686
47.25%
2H.v.venkateshINC63,823
43.90%
3G.v.vijayarajBJP5,327
3.66%
4UgranarasimhappaBSRCP1,260
0.87%
5Sevenaik (shiva)NCP1,236
0.85%
6Pavagada SriramKJP1,229
0.85%
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7Hanumantharaya.oIndependent1,072
0.74%
8NagarathnammaBSP1,045
0.72%
9MruthyunjayaIndependent501
0.34%
10K.venkateshIndependent431
0.30%
11K.gopalaJD(U)272
0.19%
12MadletappaIndependent269
0.19%
13GangadharIndependent229
0.16%

Pavagada result 2008

Pavagada 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1VenkataramanappaIndependent43,562
33.60%
2K.M. ThimmarayappaJD(S)30,515
23.54%
3SomlanaikaBJP26,484
20.43%
4Dr. P.A. Gayatri DeviINC21,397
16.51%
5S.g.srinivasaIndependent2,714
2.09%
6H. SheshanandanBSP1,495
1.15%
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7ThavarenaikaIndependent1,033
0.80%
8ModaletappaIndependent841
0.65%
9G.muthyalappaSP704
0.54%
10ChandrashekaranaikaIndependent315
0.24%
11KenchappaIndependent298
0.23%
12P.A. GovindarajuIndependent274
0.21%
Map

Pavagada 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 Tumkur district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • Govind Makthappa KarjolBJP73,792 52.9%
  • B.n.chandrappaINC61,119 43.8%
  • Ashoka ChakravarthiBSP908 0.7%
  • Srinivasapurada Srinivasababu PavagadaIndependent598 0.4%
  • B. Venkatesha, ShilpiIndependent577 0.4%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 12,673 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Pavagada assembly seat in 2023?

H.v.venkatesh of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Pavagada in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 83,062 votes, which was 49.62% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Pavagada?

The margin was 10,881 votes (6.50% of valid votes). The runner-up was K.m.thimmarayappa of the Janata Dal (Secular) with 72,181 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Pavagada in 2023?

Turnout was 87.06%: 1,68,107 of 1,93,100 registered electors voted, across 246 polling stations. That is 4.5 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Pavagada part of?

Pavagada is an assembly segment of the Chitradurga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Govind Makthappa Karjol got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Pavagada a reserved constituency?

Yes. Pavagada 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 Pavagada?

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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