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, 2013
VINAY KULKARNI
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2013
18,320
13.77% of valid votes
Result, 2013
Runner-up
JD(S)AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
- Votes
- 35,133
- Vote share
- 26.41%
- Behind by
- 18,320
Electors
1,83,561
Total votes polled
1,33,018
Valid votes
1,33,018
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.5%
Full result, 2013
13 candidates · 1,33,018 valid votes
VINAY KULKARNIINCwon
53,453
40.2%
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAIJD(S)
35,133
26.4%
ASHTAGI TAVANAPPA PAYAPPAKJP
21,589
16.2%
SEEMA ASHOK MASUTIBJP
16,896
12.7%
SOMAPPA BASAPPA BENAKATTIIND
2,162
1.6%
BASAVARAJ BUDIHALNCP
811
0.6%
BASAVARAJ YALLAPPA PARASANNAVARIND
718
0.5%
MANJUNATH HANAMANTAPPA MANGALAGATTIIND
578
0.4%
YOGESHGOUDA NINGANGOUDA GOUDARBSRCP
405
0.3%
NIJAMUDDIN (HANNU) ABDULNABI SOUDAGARIND
357
0.3%
PATIL BASAVARAJ NINGANAGOUDAIND
343
0.3%
AZALFARIDA GOUSUSAB RONADIND
330
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
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.
