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Assembly constituency 36 · Karnataka · ST

Shorapur is assembly constituency number 36 in Karnataka, in Gulbarga district, and one of the segments of the Raichur Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Raja Venkatappa Naik of the Indian National Congress won with 54.7% of the vote, 25,223 votes ahead of Narasimhanayak (rajugouda) (BJP). A bye-election on 7 May 2024 was won by Raja Venugopal Naik (INC), the current MLA.

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Shorapur · 2023AC 36
  1. 01
    Raja Venkatappa Naik
    INC
    1,13,559
    54.72%
  2. 02
    Narasimhanayak (rajugouda)
    BJP
    88,336
    42.57%
  3. 03
    Shravanakumar Nayak
    JD(S)
    1,544
    0.74%
  4. 04
    R. Manjunath Nayak
    AAP
    1,348
    0.65%
  5. 05
    Venkatappa Nayak Chandrashekhar Nayak
    Independent
    765
    0.37%
  6. 2 other candidates · 719 votesNOTA · 1,259 (0.61%)

Margin 25,223 votes · 12.15% of valid votes

2,75,483
Registered electors
2023 election
75.7%
Turnout
+4.1 pts vs 2018
25,223
Victory margin
12.2% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 7 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 2,07,530 valid votes, NOTA included.

Shorapur 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raja Venkatappa NaikMale · 66 yrs · STINC1,13,559
54.72%
2Narasimhanayak (rajugouda)Male · 44 yrs · STBJP88,336
42.57%
3Shravanakumar NayakMale · 29 yrs · STJD(S)1,544
0.74%
4R. Manjunath NayakMale · 40 yrs · STAAP1,348
0.65%
—NOTANOTA1,259
0.61%
5Venkatappa Nayak Chandrashekhar NayakMale · 32 yrs · STIndependent765
0.37%
6ShashikumarMale · 29 yrs · STIndependent370
0.18%
7Ashok LaxmanMale · 30 yrs · STIndependent349
0.17%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 54.7%BJP 42.6%JD(S) 0.7%KJP 5.6%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2024 byeRaja Venugopal NaikINC · 53.4% · margin 18,320Turnout76.5%
2023Raja Venkatappa NaikINC · 54.7% · margin 25,223Turnout75.7%
2018Narasimhanayak (rajugouda)BJP · 53.0% · margin 22,568Turnout71.6%
2013Raja Venkatappa NayakINC · 44.5% · margin 4,075Turnout66.4%
2008Narasimha Nayak(raju Gouda)BJP · 47.4% · margin 4,581Turnout59.1%

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

Shorapur bye-election, 7 May 2024

Turnout 76.5% · 2,16,593 of 2,83,148 electors voted

Shorapur bye-election 2024-05-07 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raja Venugopal NaikINC1,14,886
53.36%
2Narasimha Nayak(rajugouda)BJP96,566
44.85%
3Ashoka LaxmanaIndependent1,612
0.75%
—NOTANOTA848
0.39%
4Venugopal NayakIndependent514
0.24%
5Venkatappa NayakIndependent447
0.21%
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6ShashikumarIndependent426
0.20%

Shorapur result 2018

Shorapur 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Narasimhanayak (rajugouda)BJP1,04,426
52.96%
2Raja Venkatappa NaikINC81,858
41.51%
3Raja Krishnappa NayakJD(S)4,796
2.43%
—NOTANOTA1,720
0.87%
4Raja Ramappa Nayak (jeji)AIMEP1,513
0.77%
5YamanappaIndependent795
0.40%
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6AnilkumarIndependent772
0.39%
7HanamantrayaIndependent594
0.30%
8GopalIndependent387
0.20%
9ChandrakanthIndependent335
0.17%

Shorapur result 2013

Shorapur 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Raja Venkatappa NayakINC65,033
44.48%
2Narasimhanayak (rajugouda)JD(S)60,958
41.69%
3Shivaraj MalleshiKJP8,239
5.64%
4Ramanagouda BhimarayagoudaIndependent3,250
2.22%
5Madangopal NayakBJP3,249
2.22%
6Nandkumar MalipatilBSRCP2,005
1.37%
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7Prabhulinga Siddapur JIndependent993
0.68%
8BasavarajIndependent985
0.67%
9Ramalingappa (ramunayak)JD(U)771
0.53%
10Chandrashekhar NayakIndependent724
0.50%

Shorapur result 2008

Shorapur 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Narasimha Nayak(raju Gouda)BJP60,542
47.37%
2Raja Venkatappa NaikINC55,961
43.79%
3GirijammaJD(S)3,601
2.82%
4Somanna BiradarIndependent1,929
1.51%
5Laxman Rao NayakBSP1,835
1.44%
6Raja Ramappa Nayak (j.g)Independent804
0.63%
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7Ramanagouda BommanalliIndependent774
0.61%
8Sudarshan RamannaIndependent713
0.56%
9Anilkumar RamannaIndependent596
0.47%
10ShantappaIndependent572
0.45%
11Gopal CheligeppaIndependent473
0.37%
Map

Shorapur 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 Gulbarga district

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

INCBJPJD(S)Others
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

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

  • G. Kumar Naik.INC1,12,463 52.9%
  • Raja Amareshwara Naik.BJP95,903 45.1%
  • S. Narasanna Gouda NayakaBSP2,197 1.0%
  • Basava Prabhu. MedaKRS667 0.3%
  • AmareshIndependent393 0.2%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 16,560 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Shorapur assembly seat in 2023?

Raja Venkatappa Naik of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Shorapur in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 1,13,559 votes, which was 54.72% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Shorapur?

The margin was 25,223 votes (12.15% of valid votes). The runner-up was Narasimhanayak (rajugouda) of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 88,336 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Shorapur in 2023?

Turnout was 75.67%: 2,08,464 of 2,75,483 registered electors voted, across 317 polling stations. That is 4.1 points higher than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Shorapur part of?

Shorapur is an assembly segment of the Raichur Lok Sabha constituency in Karnataka. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, G. Kumar Naik. got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Shorapur had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 7 May 2024, Raja Venugopal Naik (Indian National Congress) won by 18,320 votes.

Is Shorapur a reserved constituency?

Yes. Shorapur 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 Shorapur?

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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