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, 2008
SEEMA ASHOK MASUTI
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2008
723
0.65% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INCVINAY KULKARNI
- Votes
- 34,694
- Vote share
- 31.10%
- Behind by
- 723
Electors
1,65,725
Total votes polled
1,11,549
Valid votes
1,11,549
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.3%
Full result, 2008
14 candidates · 1,11,549 valid votes
SEEMA ASHOK MASUTIBJPwon
35,417
31.8%
VINAY KULKARNIINC
34,694
31.1%
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAIJD(S)
21,302
19.1%
ASTAGI TAVANAPPA PAYAPPAIND
6,113
5.5%
RAMANAGOUDAR SANGANGOUDA RUDRAGOUDAIND
2,789
2.5%
ISHWAR SANIKOPPAIND
2,178
1.9%
BELLAD SHIVANNAIND
2,075
1.9%
DESAI SUBHAS NINGAPPAIND
1,710
1.5%
AMBADGATTI SHIVANAND RUDRAPPAIND
1,422
1.3%
IMAMHUSAIN KUNDGOLBSP
1,302
1.2%
MUGUR MAKABOOLAHMED NAZEERAHMEDIUML
810
0.7%
YASHWAN.T K JALAYIIND
651
0.6%
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 | 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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHARWAD assembly constituency in 2023?
VINAY KULKARNI (INC) won DHARWAD in 2023, by a margin of 18,037 votes.
Which party has won DHARWAD the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has DHARWAD gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won DHARWAD the most times?
VINAY KULKARNI, with 2 wins between 2013 and 2023.
