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, 2004
MOREY S R
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2004
5,750
5.07% of valid votes
Result, 2004
Runner-up
BJPBELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPA
- Votes
- 37,584
- Vote share
- 33.13%
- Behind by
- 5,750
Electors
1,89,559
Total votes polled
1,13,461
Valid votes
1,13,461
NOTA votes
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Turnout
59.9%
Full result, 2004
13 candidates · 1,13,461 valid votes
MOREY S RINCwon
43,334
38.2%
BELLAD CHANDRAKANT GURAPPABJP
37,584
33.1%
AGADI BASAVESHWAR (BABANNA)MURASAVIRAPPAIND
13,490
11.9%
ADIVEPPA BASAVARAJ MASURKNDP
6,774
6.0%
GURURAJ HUNASIMARADJD(S)
4,359
3.8%
KIRAN BASANNA SAMBRANIJP
2,341
2.1%
SUNKAD S TSP
1,378
1.2%
PANDURANG BHIMARAOLAXMESHWARIND
1,065
0.9%
HAJARATABI ANWARSAB MIRJIIND
1,015
0.9%
MOHAMMAD ISMAIL SHAIKHHUSSAIN SHIKARIBSP
824
0.7%
GOPANKOPPA MMUL
564
0.5%
PRAKASH KATWEUSYP
367
0.3%
Showing the top 12 of 13. 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 | 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







