Shimoga is assembly constituency number 113 in Karnataka, in Shimoga district, and one of the segments of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Channabasappa (chenni) of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 53.7% of the vote, 27,674 votes ahead of H C Yogesh (INC).
- 01Channabasappa (chenni)BJP96,49053.66%
- 02H C YogeshINC68,81638.27%
- 03Aayanur ManjunathaJD(S)8,8634.93%
- 04Venkatesh RUPJP2,3701.32%
- 05Netravathi TAAP8830.49%
- 10 other candidates · 1,182 votesNOTA · 1,225 (0.68%)
Margin 27,674 votes · 15.39% of valid votes
All 15 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,79,829 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Channabasappa (chenni)Male · 59 yrs | BJP | 96,490 | 53.66% |
| 2 | H C YogeshMale · 45 yrs | INC | 68,816 | 38.27% |
| 3 | Aayanur ManjunathaMale · 68 yrs | JD(S) | 8,863 | 4.93% |
| 4 | Venkatesh RMale · 35 yrs | UPJP | 2,370 | 1.32% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,225 | 0.68% |
| 5 | Netravathi TFemale · 44 yrs | AAP | 883 | 0.49% |
| 6 | Rajendra DMale · 32 yrs · SC | KRS | 311 | 0.17% |
| 7 | V HanumashettyMale · 60 yrs · ST | Independent | 196 | 0.11% |
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| 8 | Riyaz AhmedMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 171 | 0.10% |
| 9 | Adige Ganesh H SMale · 54 yrs | Independent | 88 | 0.05% |
| 10 | Anil M RMale · 41 yrs | Independent | 79 | 0.04% |
| 11 | Shekara NaikMale · 68 yrs · SC | Independent | 73 | 0.04% |
| 12 | Mohammed Yusuf KhanMale · 55 yrs | Independent | 72 | 0.04% |
| 13 | Ravikumar NMale · 36 yrs | Independent | 71 | 0.04% |
| 14 | Akkamahadevi H MFemale · 50 yrs | Independent | 70 | 0.04% |
| 15 | Ajay Kumar B SMale · 47 yrs | Independent | 51 | 0.03% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Shimoga result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.S. Eshwarappa | BJP | 1,04,027 | 60.36% |
| 2 | K.B. Prasanna Kumar | INC | 57,920 | 33.61% |
| 3 | H.N. Niranjan | JD(S) | 5,796 | 3.36% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 875 | 0.51% |
| 4 | Ravikishan | Independent | 671 | 0.39% |
| 5 | A.yaseen Mubarak | Independent | 598 | 0.35% |
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| 6 | G.narasimhamurthy (babanna) | Independent | 572 | 0.33% |
| 7 | Mohammed Yusuf Khan | AIMEP | 397 | 0.23% |
| 8 | Shafinaz Begam | Independent | 327 | 0.19% |
| 9 | Dr.narendra P.L. | Independent | 195 | 0.11% |
| 10 | Go.ramesh Gowda | JANSAMAP | 152 | 0.09% |
| 11 | S Vasantha Kumar | Independent | 120 | 0.07% |
| 12 | Noor Ahmed N. | Independent | 118 | 0.07% |
| 13 | B.s.srinath (chinny) | Independent | 112 | 0.06% |
| 14 | M.ramesh | RPSN | 101 | 0.06% |
| 15 | B.channabasappa | Independent | 77 | 0.04% |
| 16 | Chandrashekhar H.G. | Independent | 73 | 0.04% |
| 17 | Surekha.p.v. | PBI | 67 | 0.04% |
| 18 | Khaja Gareebun Nawab M | Independent | 59 | 0.03% |
| 19 | M.samiulla | NAC | 52 | 0.03% |
| 20 | Ashok Dodda Thalavar | Independent | 45 | 0.03% |
Shimoga result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.B. Prasannakumar | INC | 39,355 | 28.18% |
| 2 | S. Rudregowda | KJP | 39,077 | 27.98% |
| 3 | K.S. Eshwarappa | BJP | 33,462 | 23.96% |
| 4 | M. Srikanth | JD(S) | 21,638 | 15.49% |
| 5 | K.B. Basheer Ahmed | SDPI | 3,312 | 2.37% |
| 6 | Usha Jayaraj | Independent | 562 | 0.40% |
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| 7 | Syed Shameer | Independent | 432 | 0.31% |
| 8 | Mohammad Fazeel | Independent | 388 | 0.28% |
| 9 | B.R. Karibasappa | LJP | 330 | 0.24% |
| 10 | A. Yaseen Mubarak | Independent | 283 | 0.20% |
| 11 | Manjunath Patel Tyajavalli | JD(U) | 250 | 0.18% |
| 12 | Ga.ra.shrinivas | Independent | 247 | 0.18% |
| 13 | Syed Majahar | Independent | 164 | 0.12% |
| 14 | Mahamad Fayaz Ahamad | Independent | 148 | 0.11% |
Shimoga result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | K.s.eshwarappa | BJP | 58,982 | 53.58% |
| 2 | Ismail Khan | INC | 26,563 | 24.13% |
| 3 | M.shreekanth | JD(S) | 19,232 | 17.47% |
| 4 | Y.h.nagaraj | SP | 1,511 | 1.37% |
| 5 | D. Honnappa Aliyas Nimbehannu Manjunath | Independent | 1,122 | 1.02% |
| 6 | M.esuru Lokesh | BSP | 806 | 0.73% |
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| 7 | T.g.chandrashekharappa | SUP | 526 | 0.48% |
| 8 | N.manjuladevi | JD(U) | 354 | 0.32% |
| 9 | Shreekanth G.bhat | RAHS | 280 | 0.25% |
| 10 | S.y.bhuvaneshwari | Independent | 255 | 0.23% |
| 11 | A.dayananda | Independent | 180 | 0.16% |
| 12 | G.n.devaraj | Independent | 146 | 0.13% |
| 13 | S.elumalai | Independent | 129 | 0.12% |
Shimoga 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.
Shimoga is one of the assembly segments of Shimoga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Shimoga candidates.
- B.y.raghavendraBJP1,06,269 55.5%
- Geetha ShivarajkumarINC71,179 37.1%
- K. S. EswarappaIndependent12,154 6.3%
- BandiIndependent378 0.2%
- Ravikumara N.Independent239 0.1%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 35,090 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Shimoga.
Who won the Shimoga assembly seat in 2023?
Channabasappa (chenni) of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Shimoga in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 96,490 votes, which was 53.66% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Shimoga?
The margin was 27,674 votes (15.39% of valid votes). The runner-up was H C Yogesh of the Indian National Congress with 68,816 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Shimoga in 2023?
Turnout was 69.31%: 1,80,734 of 2,60,757 registered electors voted, across 284 polling stations. That is 1.8 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Shimoga part of?
Shimoga 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 Shimoga a reserved constituency?
No. Shimoga is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Shimoga?
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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