Tirthahalli is assembly constituency number 114 in Karnataka, in Shimoga district, and one of the segments of the Shimoga Lok Sabha seat. In the 2023 election Araga Jnanendra of the Bharatiya Janata Party won with 52.3% of the vote, 12,241 votes ahead of Kimmane Ratnakar (INC).
- 01Araga JnanendraBJP84,56352.28%
- 02Kimmane RatnakarINC72,32244.71%
- 03Yadur RajaramJD(S)2,7101.68%
- 04Salur Shivakumar GowdaAAP5010.31%
- 05Aruna KanahalliKRS4960.31%
- NOTA · 1,164 (0.72%)
Margin 12,241 votes · 7.57% of valid votes
All 5 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,61,756 valid votes, NOTA included.
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araga JnanendraMale · 70 yrs | BJP | 84,563 | 52.28% |
| 2 | Kimmane RatnakarMale · 71 yrs | INC | 72,322 | 44.71% |
| 3 | Yadur RajaramMale · 43 yrs | JD(S) | 2,710 | 1.68% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,164 | 0.72% |
| 4 | Salur Shivakumar GowdaMale · 38 yrs | AAP | 501 | 0.31% |
| 5 | Aruna KanahalliMale · 40 yrs | KRS | 496 | 0.31% |
BJP held the seat: it also won in 2018.
General elections since the 2008 delimitation. Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.
Tirthahalli result 2018
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Araga Jnanendra | BJP | 67,527 | 43.03% |
| 2 | Kimmane Rathnakara | INC | 45,572 | 29.04% |
| 3 | R.M. Manjunatha Gowda | JD(S) | 40,127 | 25.57% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,195 | 0.76% |
| 4 | A.putthabba | AIMEP | 762 | 0.49% |
| 5 | Srilatha Shetty | Independent | 525 | 0.33% |
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| 6 | Srinivasa N S | Independent | 477 | 0.30% |
| 7 | T Muneer | Independent | 396 | 0.25% |
| 8 | Rathnakara | Independent | 339 | 0.22% |
Tirthahalli result 2013
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimmane Ratnakar | INC | 37,160 | 26.69% |
| 2 | R. M. Manjunatha Gowda | KJP | 35,817 | 25.73% |
| 3 | Araga Jnanendra | BJP | 34,446 | 24.74% |
| 4 | R. Madan | JD(S) | 21,295 | 15.30% |
| 5 | Ashokamurthy | BSRCP | 5,161 | 3.71% |
| 6 | H. B. Kiran Kumar | Independent | 1,627 | 1.17% |
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| 7 | Jadugar Nischal .v. Shetty | Independent | 1,363 | 0.98% |
| 8 | Kunaje Manjunatha Gowda | BSP | 1,062 | 0.76% |
| 9 | Behalli Nagaraj .d. | JD(U) | 738 | 0.53% |
| 10 | Nagesh Horabylu | Independent | 546 | 0.39% |
Tirthahalli result 2008
| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimmane Rathnakar | INC | 57,932 | 46.62% |
| 2 | Araga Jnanendra | BJP | 54,106 | 43.54% |
| 3 | Kadthuru Dinesh. | SP | 4,649 | 3.74% |
| 4 | M.G. Mani Hegade | JD(S) | 3,435 | 2.76% |
| 5 | Sitharama Bhatta. T.s | Independent | 2,344 | 1.89% |
| 6 | Umesha.d.gowda | BSP | 1,001 | 0.81% |
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| 7 | S. Shivananda Tudur | RAHS | 810 | 0.65% |
Tirthahalli 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.
Tirthahalli is one of the assembly segments of Shimoga. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Shimoga candidates.
- B.y.raghavendraBJP92,993 59.3%
- Geetha ShivarajkumarINC57,444 36.6%
- K. S. EswarappaIndependent2,529 1.6%
- BandiIndependent978 0.6%
- Ravikumara N.Independent649 0.4%
In the assembly election BJP won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, BJP led here by 35,549 EVM votes.
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Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Tirthahalli.
Who won the Tirthahalli assembly seat in 2023?
Araga Jnanendra of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won Tirthahalli in the 2023 Karnataka assembly election with 84,563 votes, which was 52.28% of the valid votes polled.
What was the victory margin in Tirthahalli?
The margin was 12,241 votes (7.57% of valid votes). The runner-up was Kimmane Ratnakar of the Indian National Congress with 72,322 votes.
What was the voter turnout in Tirthahalli in 2023?
Turnout was 85.97%: 1,61,852 of 1,88,267 registered electors voted, across 258 polling stations. That is 0.7 points higher than in 2018.
Which Lok Sabha constituency is Tirthahalli part of?
Tirthahalli 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 Tirthahalli a reserved constituency?
No. Tirthahalli is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.
When is the next assembly election in Tirthahalli?
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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