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, 1999
BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 1999
988
0.98% of valid votes
Result, 1999
Runner-up
INCSR MOREY
- Votes
- 46,650
- Vote share
- 46.19%
- Behind by
- 988
Electors
1,69,217
Total votes polled
1,00,995
Valid votes
1,00,995
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.7%
Full result, 1999
6 candidates · 1,00,995 valid votes
BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPABJPwon
47,638
47.2%
SR MOREYINC
46,650
46.2%
JAVALI IQBAL ANJUM MAGDUM HUSEINJD(S)
6,051
6.0%
PRAKSH SANNINGAMMANAVAR ADVOCATESP
296
0.3%
MENASINKAI ARUN RUDRAPPAIND
234
0.2%
SB MAGALADIND
126
0.1%
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
