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Assembly constituency 116 · Karnataka

Sorab is assembly constituency number 116 in Karnataka, in Shimoga district, and one of the segments of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Madhu Bangarappa of the Indian National Congress won with 60.3% of the vote, 44,262 votes ahead of S. Kumara Bangarappa (BJP).

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Sorab · 2023AC 116
  1. 01
    Madhu Bangarappa
    INC
    98,912
    60.30%
  2. 02
    S. Kumara Bangarappa
    BJP
    54,650
    33.32%
  3. 03
    Basuru Chandregowdru
    JD(S)
    6,477
    3.95%
  4. 04
    Lakshmikanth C S
    UPJP
    733
    0.45%
  5. 05
    Chandrashekara K.y
    AAP
    632
    0.39%
  6. 5 other candidates · 1,622 votesNOTA · 1,010 (0.62%)

Margin 44,262 votes · 26.98% of valid votes

1,95,341
Registered electors
2023 election
84.1%
Turnout
-0.6 pts vs 2018
44,262
Victory margin
27.0% of valid votes
May 2023 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,64,036 valid votes, NOTA included.

Sorab 2023 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Madhu BangarappaMale · 57 yrsINC98,912
60.30%
2S. Kumara BangarappaMale · 59 yrsBJP54,650
33.32%
3Basuru ChandregowdruMale · 69 yrsJD(S)6,477
3.95%
—NOTANOTA1,010
0.62%
4Lakshmikanth C SMale · 26 yrsUPJP733
0.45%
5Chandrashekara K.yMale · 50 yrsAAP632
0.39%
6Parashuram.v.gMale · 64 yrs · STSP586
0.36%
7L.g.guddappa MaruruMale · 59 yrs · STIndependent357
0.22%
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8S. ShivayogiMale · 29 yrsIndependent246
0.15%
9J.s.chidanandagowdaMale · 53 yrsIndependent226
0.14%
10Manjunatha UppalliMale · 33 yrsKRS207
0.13%
Past results

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

0%20%40%60%2008201320182023INC 60.3%BJP 33.3%JD(S) 4.0%KJP 26.4%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2023Madhu BangarappaINC · 60.3% · margin 44,262Turnout84.1%
2018S.kumara BangarappaBJP · 46.1% · margin 13,286Turnout84.7%
2013S.madhu BangarappaJD(S) · 41.5% · margin 21,225Turnout82.1%
2008H. HalappaBJP · 43.4% · margin 21,053Turnout76.7%

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

Sorab result 2018

Sorab 2018 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.kumara BangarappaBJP72,091
46.15%
2S.madhu BangarappaJD(S)58,805
37.65%
3Raju. M. TalluruINC21,721
13.91%
—NOTANOTA1,039
0.67%
4Asadulla T.k (asood)AIMEP748
0.48%
5Shakunthala ShivamurthygowdaIndependent739
0.47%
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6Prakash Shivappa Talavara.Independent416
0.27%
7J.s Chidananda Gowda JedageriIndependent346
0.22%
8H.b.gangadharappa. HunavalliSWARAJ289
0.19%

Sorab result 2013

Sorab 2013 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1S.madhu BangarappaJD(S)58,541
41.47%
2H.halappaKJP37,316
26.44%
3S.kumara BangarappaINC33,176
23.50%
4Chikkavali NagarajagowdaBJP5,226
3.70%
5H.bheemappaIndependent1,514
1.07%
6BasavanyappaIndependent1,343
0.95%
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7K.gurumurthyIndependent1,081
0.77%
8B.chandrappagowdaBSRCP1,026
0.73%
9K.s.satyanarayanaJD(U)940
0.67%
10GuddappaBSP512
0.36%
11J.s.chidanandagowdaIndependent484
0.34%

Sorab result 2008

Sorab 2008 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1H. HalappaBJP53,552
43.36%
2S. Kumara BangarappaINC32,499
26.31%
3S. Madhu BangarappaSP31,135
25.21%
4A.R. Shivalinga SwamyIndependent2,588
2.10%
5V.G. ParashuramaIndependent1,041
0.84%
6Suresh WodiyarJD(S)981
0.79%
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7Kotresh M.E.BSP959
0.78%
8K.S. SathyanarayanaJD(U)753
0.61%
Map

Sorab 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

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

  • B.y.raghavendraBJP88,170 54.2%
  • Geetha ShivarajkumarINC70,233 43.2%
  • BandiIndependent1,004 0.6%
  • Ravikumara N.Independent597 0.4%
  • K. S. EswarappaIndependent415 0.3%

In the assembly election INC won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 17,937 EVM votes.

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FAQ

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

Who won the Sorab assembly seat in 2023?

Madhu Bangarappa of the Indian National Congress (INC) won Sorab in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 98,912 votes, which was 60.30% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Sorab?

The margin was 44,262 votes (26.98% of valid votes). The runner-up was S. Kumara Bangarappa of the Bharatiya Janata Party with 54,650 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Sorab in 2023?

Turnout was 84.08%: 1,64,249 of 1,95,341 registered electors voted, across 239 polling stations. That is 0.6 points lower than in 2018.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Sorab part of?

Sorab 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 Sorab a reserved constituency?

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

When is the next assembly election in Sorab?

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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