BHALKI
Assembly seat no. 51 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2018
ESHWAR KHANDRE
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 11
Margin, 2018
21,438
12.83% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
BJPD K SIDRAM
- Votes
- 63,235
- Vote share
- 37.85%
- Behind by
- 21,438
Electors
2,22,472
Total votes polled
1,67,058
Valid votes
1,67,058
NOTA votes
1,042
0.62% of votes polled
Turnout
75.1%
Full result, 2018
11 candidates · 1,67,058 valid votes
ESHWAR KHANDREINCwon
84,673
50.7%
D K SIDRAMBJP
63,235
37.9%
KHANDRE PRAKASHJD(S)
15,142
9.1%
ESHWARAPPA CHAKOTE ADVOCATEJD(U)
668
0.4%
VAIJINATH SHAPUREIND
577
0.3%
BALAJIRAOIND
468
0.3%
SHARADIND
419
0.3%
VENKAT BIRADARSHS
279
0.2%
PUTTARAJSP
210
0.1%
UMESHIND
186
0.1%
BANSILALIND
159
0.1%
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
