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Assembly constituency 95 · Karnataka · ST

Sandur is assembly constituency number 95 in Karnataka, in Bellary district, and one of the segments of the Bellary Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election E. Tukaram of the Indian National Congress won with 49.3% of the vote, 35,522 votes ahead of Shilpa Raghavendra (BJP). A bye-election on 13 Nov 2024 was won by E Annapoorna (INC), the current MLA.

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Sandur · 2023AC 95
  1. 01
    E. Tukaram
    INC
    85,223
    49.31%
  2. 02
    Shilpa Raghavendra
    BJP
    49,701
    28.76%
  3. 03
    K.S. Divakar
    KRPP
    31,375
    18.15%
  4. 04
    N. Somappa
    JD(S)
    2,617
    1.51%
  5. 05
    Shakuntala Devi Lakshmi Priya
    BSP
    933
    0.54%
  6. 3 other candidates · 1,919 votesNOTA · 1,065 (0.62%)

Margin 35,522 votes · 20.55% of valid votes

2,23,337
Registered electors
2023 election
77.5%
Turnout
+2.9 pts vs 2018
35,522
Victory margin
20.6% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 8 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,72,833 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sandur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E. TukaramMale · 56 yrs · STINC85,223
49.31%
2Shilpa RaghavendraFemale · 37 yrs · STBJP49,701
28.76%
3K.S. DivakarMale · 48 yrs · STKRPP31,375
18.15%
4N. SomappaMale · 48 yrs · STJD(S)2,617
1.51%
—NOTANOTA1,065
0.62%
5Shakuntala Devi Lakshmi PriyaFemale · 35 yrs · STBSP933
0.54%
6K.R. KumaraswamyMale · 40 yrs · STAAP764
0.44%
7Geregal PapayyaMale · 70 yrs · STIndependent593
0.34%
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8Veba KumariFemale · 42 yrs · STKRS562
0.33%
Past results

INC held the seat: it also won in 2018.

0%10%20%30%40%50%2008201320182023INC 49.3%BJP 28.8%KRPP 18.1%JD(S) 1.5%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeE AnnapoornaINC · 52.0% · margin 9,649Turnout76.2%
2023E. TukaramINC · 49.3% · margin 35,522Turnout77.5%
2018E TukaramINC · 49.5% · margin 14,010Turnout74.6%
2013E.tukaramINC · 48.5% · margin 34,631Turnout74.8%
2008E. TukaramINC · 46.6% · margin 20,719Turnout76.8%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Sandur bye-election, 13 Nov 2024

Turnout 76.2% · 1,80,209 of 2,36,402 electors voted

Sandur bye-election 2024-11-13 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E AnnapoornaINC93,616
51.95%
2Bangara HanumanthaBJP83,967
46.60%
—NOTANOTA1,040
0.58%
3Anjenappa NKJP632
0.35%
4N VenkannaIndependent461
0.26%
5T YerriswamyIndependent278
0.15%
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6T M MaruthiIndependent211
0.12%

Sandur result 2018

Sandur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E TukaramINC78,106
49.53%
2D Raghavendra (manju)BJP64,096
40.64%
3Bangara HanumantaIndependent7,191
4.56%
4B Vasanth KumarJD(S)4,343
2.75%
—NOTANOTA1,803
1.14%
5A.ramanjanappaSUCI1,243
0.79%
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6Chetan.nAIMEP928
0.59%

Sandur result 2013

Sandur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E.tukaramINC62,246
48.48%
2Dhananjaya.rJD(S)27,615
21.51%
3Chinnabasappa.gBSRCP23,359
18.19%
4B.raviprakashKJP4,355
3.39%
5Marenna.e.BJP3,314
2.58%
6HanumantappaCPI2,699
2.10%
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7P.pandurangaiahIndependent1,935
1.51%
8Shivarama BhimappaIndependent1,911
1.49%
9G.veeranagoudaIndependent950
0.74%

Sandur result 2008

Sandur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1E. TukaramINC49,535
46.63%
2T. NagarajBJP28,816
27.12%
3Basavaraj TJD(S)16,195
15.24%
4B. JayannaBSP6,019
5.67%
5N. VenkannaIndependent3,702
3.48%
6VenkateshaIndependent1,968
1.85%
Map

Sandur 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 Bellary district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • E. TukaramINC95,936 55.3%
  • B. SreeramuluBJP74,843 43.1%
  • Valmiki KrishnappaBSP911 0.5%
  • C. ChannaveeraKRS514 0.3%
  • Conductor PampapathiIndependent355 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 21,093 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sandur assembly seat in 2023?

E. Tukaram of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sandur in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 85,223 votes, which was 49.31% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sandur?

The margin was 35,522 votes (20.55% of valid votes). The runner-up was Shilpa Raghavendra of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 49,701 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sandur in 2023?

Turnout was 77.48%: 1,73,039 of 2,23,337 registered electors voted, across 251 polling stations. That is 2.9 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sandur part of?

Sandur is an assembly segment of the Bellary Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, E. Tukaram got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Sandur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 13 Nov 2024, E Annapoorna (Indian National Congress) won by 9,649 votes.

Is Sandur a reserved constituency?

Yes. Sandur is reserved for scheduled tribes (st), so only candidates from that community can contest, while all registered voters in the seat can vote.

When is the next assembly election in Sandur?

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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