BHALKI
Assembly seat no. 51 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2023
ESHWAR KHANDRE
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2023
27,706
15.85% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPPRAKASH KHANDRE
- Votes
- 71,745
- Vote share
- 41.05%
- Behind by
- 27,706
Electors
2,33,536
Total votes polled
1,74,778
Valid votes
1,74,778
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
74.8%
Full result, 2023
14 candidates · 1,74,778 valid votes
ESHWAR KHANDREINCwon
99,451
56.9%
PRAKASH KHANDREBJP
71,745
41.0%
TUKARAM HAJARE S/O NARAYANRAOAAAP
949
0.5%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
851
0.5%
ROUF PATELJD(S)
636
0.4%
VAIJINATH S/O BAJIRAO TAGAREIND
376
0.2%
S. VAIJAYNATH. G.IND
240
0.1%
B. A. BOROLEIND
202
0.1%
PANDURANG SHARNAPPAIND
75
0.0%
AMBADAS . J . SALANKEIND
62
0.0%
SIDRAM VAIJINATHKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
59
0.0%
UMESH GUNDERAO PANDREIND
47
0.0%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | ESHWAR KHANDRE | INC | 99,451 | 56.90% | PRAKASH KHANDRE | 27,706 |
| 2018 | ESHWAR KHANDRE | INC | 84,673 | 50.68% | D K SIDRAM | 21,438 |
| 2013 | ESHWARA KHANDRE | INC | 58,012 | 39.44% | SIDRAM D.K. | 9,669 |
| 2008 | ESHWARA BHIMANNA KHANDRE | INC | 64,492 | 50.01% | PRAKASH KHANDRE | 20,971 |
| 2004 | PRAKASH KHANDRE | BJP | 52,652 | 52.01% | ISHWAR KHANDRE | 9,941 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above

