ARABHAVI
Assembly seat no. 8 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2013
BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2013
75,221
51.84% of valid votes
Result, 2013
Runner-up
INCUTAGI RAMAPPA KAREPPA
- Votes
- 24,062
- Vote share
- 16.58%
- Behind by
- 75,221
Electors
1,96,454
Total votes polled
1,45,099
Valid votes
1,45,099
NOTA votes
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Turnout
73.9%
Full result, 2013
10 candidates · 1,45,099 valid votes
BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLIBJPwon
99,283
68.4%
UTAGI RAMAPPA KAREPPAINC
24,062
16.6%
LATUR SURESH MAHALINGAPPAKJP
11,445
7.9%
GURAPPA KALLAPPA HITTANAGIJD(S)
3,081
2.1%
GURUPUTRA KEMPANNA KULLURIND
2,012
1.4%
GOUDAR SHIVANAGOUDA NINGAPPASKP
1,527
1.1%
MAHANTAPPA SABANNA GOUDARIND
1,388
1.0%
BASAVANTH IRAPPA VADERBSP
910
0.6%
BASAVARAJ BASAVANTAPPA B PATILBSRCP
697
0.5%
HANAJI ASHOK PANDAPPASJPA
694
0.5%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI | BJP | 1,15,402 | 60.70% | BHIMAPPA GUNDAPPA GADAD | 71,540 |
| 2018 | BALACHANDRA LAKSHMANARAO JARAKIHOLI | BJP | 96,144 | 54.34% | BHIMAPPA GUNDAPPA GADAD | 47,328 |
| 2013 | BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARKIHOLI | BJP | 99,283 | 68.42% | UTAGI RAMAPPA KAREPPA | 75,221 |
| 2008 | BALACHANDRA LAXMANRAO JARAKIHOLI | JD(S) | 53,206 | 41.81% | VIVEKRAO VASANTRAO PATIL | 5,368 |
| 2004 | BALACHANDRA LAXMAN RAOJARKIHALI | JD(S) | 62,054 | 47.06% | KOUJALAGI VEERANNASHIVALINGAPPA | 19,450 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above