DHARWAD
Assembly seat no. 71 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Karnataka also has a Lok Sabha constituency called DHARWAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 4 results.
Winner, 2023
VINAY KULKARNI
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2023
18,037
10.89% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
BJPAMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
- Votes
- 71,296
- Vote share
- 43.04%
- Behind by
- 18,037
Electors
2,16,016
Total votes polled
1,65,663
Valid votes
1,65,663
NOTA votes
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Turnout
76.7%
Full result, 2023
12 candidates · 1,65,663 valid votes
VINAY KULKARNIINCwon
89,333
53.9%
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAIBJP
71,296
43.0%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
1,521
0.9%
MANJUNATH LAXMAPPA HAGEDARJD(S)
921
0.6%
SHAKEEL ABDULSATTAR DODVADIND
879
0.5%
PRAVEEN SANGANGOUD PATILUTTAMAPRAJAAKEEYAPARTY
659
0.4%
SHASHIKIRAN NADAKATTIIND
250
0.1%
MADHULATA GOUDARSUCI
246
0.1%
KANTIMATH RAJASHEKHARAYYA VIRUPAKSHAYYAIND
238
0.1%
ANNA MANJU MANGALAGATTIIND
129
0.1%
SATTEVVA JAMANALKALYANARAJYAPRAGATHIPAKSHA
128
0.1%
SIDDU BAGURKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
63
0.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | VINAY KULKARNI | INC | 89,333 | 53.92% | AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI | 18,037 |
| 2018 | AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI | BJP | 85,123 | 54.70% | VINAY KULKARNI | 20,340 |
| 2013 | VINAY KULKARNI | INC | 53,453 | 40.18% | AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI | 18,320 |
| 2008 | SEEMA ASHOK MASUTI | BJP | 35,417 | 31.75% | VINAY KULKARNI | 723 |
| 2004 | MOREY S R | INC | 43,334 | 38.19% | BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA | 5,750 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above