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Assembly constituency 117 · Karnataka

Sagar is assembly constituency number 117 in Karnataka, in Shimoga district, and one of the segments of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Gopala Krishna Beluru of the Indian National Congress won with 53.5% of the vote, 16,022 votes ahead of H.halappa Harathalu (BJP).

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Sagar · 2023AC 117
  1. 01
    Gopala Krishna Beluru
    INC
    88,988
    53.46%
  2. 02
    H.halappa Harathalu
    BJP
    72,966
    43.83%
  3. 03
    K Diwakara
    AAP
    1,040
    0.62%
  4. 04
    Somaraja N
    UPJP
    602
    0.36%
  5. 05
    ‌syed Zakeer
    JD(S)
    350
    0.21%
  6. 4 other candidates · 1,156 votesNOTA · 1,363 (0.82%)

Margin 16,022 votes · 9.62% of valid votes

2,05,262
Registered electors
2023 election
81.2%
Turnout
+1.3 pts vs 2018
16,022
Victory margin
9.6% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 9 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,66,465 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sagar 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gopala Krishna BeluruMale · 59 yrsINC88,988
53.46%
2H.halappa HarathaluMale · 62 yrsBJP72,966
43.83%
—NOTANOTA1,363
0.82%
3K DiwakaraMale · 64 yrsAAP1,040
0.62%
4Somaraja NMale · 27 yrsUPJP602
0.36%
5‌syed ZakeerMale · 38 yrsJD(S)350
0.21%
6Kiran B EMale · 34 yrsKRS346
0.21%
7Shivakumar V PatilMale · 42 yrsIndependent307
0.18%
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8T.n.sreenivasMale · 63 yrsIndependent263
0.16%
9Harate Gamappa MestruMale · 65 yrsIndependent240
0.14%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 53.5%BJP 43.8%AAP 0.6%JD(S) 0.2%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Gopala Krishna BeluruINC · 53.5% · margin 16,022Turnout81.2%
2018H Halappa HarathaluBJP · 50.6% · margin 8,039Turnout79.9%
2013Kagodu ThimmappaINC · 52.4% · margin 41,248Turnout76.5%
2008Gopalkrishna BeluruBJP · 46.6% · margin 2,845Turnout70.4%

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

Sagar result 2018

Sagar 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1H Halappa HarathaluBJP78,475
50.65%
2Kagodu ThimmappaINC70,436
45.46%
3M B GirishgowdaJD(S)2,100
1.36%
—NOTANOTA1,511
0.98%
4KalavathiAIMEP927
0.60%
5Kambalikoppa K LakshmanaIndependent448
0.29%
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6Harate Gamappa MasterIndependent415
0.27%
7Duguru ParameshwaraSWARAJ378
0.24%
8PadmavathiIndependent254
0.16%

Sagar result 2013

Sagar 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Kagodu ThimmappaINC71,960
52.37%
2B.R. JayanthKJP30,712
22.35%
3Gopalakrishna BeluruJD(S)23,217
16.90%
4Sharavathi C. RaoBJP5,355
3.90%
5T.R. KrishnappaLSP2,302
1.68%
6Suresha. C.Independent1,385
1.01%
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7S. RamachandraIndependent597
0.43%
8K.N. VenkateshaBSP549
0.40%
9Megharaja. N. PujariIndependent532
0.39%
10Ganesh. B. BelliBSRCP420
0.31%
11Dinesh BaradavalliJD(U)378
0.28%

Sagar result 2008

Sagar 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gopalkrishna BeluruBJP57,706
46.61%
2Kagodu ThimmappaINC54,861
44.32%
3K.m.krishnamurthyJD(S)5,204
4.20%
4U.h.ramappaIndependent3,596
2.90%
5H.s.manjunathaBSP990
0.80%
6Ravindranath B.N.SUP729
0.59%
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7N.d.vasantha KumarSKP708
0.57%
Map

Sagar 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 Shimoga district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • B.y.raghavendraBJP95,209 56.6%
  • Geetha ShivarajkumarINC68,690 40.9%
  • BandiIndependent985 0.6%
  • K. S. EswarappaIndependent778 0.5%
  • Ravikumara N.Independent539 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 26,519 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sagar assembly seat in 2023?

Gopala Krishna Beluru of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sagar in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 88,988 votes, which was 53.46% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sagar?

The margin was 16,022 votes (9.62% of valid votes). The runner-up was H.halappa Harathalu of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 72,966 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sagar in 2023?

Turnout was 81.23%: 1,66,739 of 2,05,262 registered electors voted, across 264 polling stations. That is 1.3 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sagar part of?

Sagar is an assembly segment of the Shimoga Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, B.y.raghavendra got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Is Sagar a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sagar?

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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