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, 2018
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAI
BJP
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 11
Margin, 2018
20,340
13.07% of valid votes
Result, 2018
Runner-up
INCVINAY KULKARNI
- Votes
- 64,783
- Vote share
- 41.63%
- Behind by
- 20,340
Electors
2,03,593
Total votes polled
1,55,630
Valid votes
1,55,630
NOTA votes
1,967
1.26% of votes polled
Turnout
76.4%
Full result, 2018
10 candidates · 1,55,630 valid votes
AMRUT AYYAPPA DESAIBJPwon
85,123
54.7%
VINAY KULKARNIINC
64,783
41.6%
TIRAKAPPA SADEPPA JAMANAL (SHRIKANT)JD(S)
1,263
0.8%
KANTIMATH V RAJASHEKARAYYAIND
794
0.5%
NAGAPPA KAREPPA KARENNAVARJPK
651
0.4%
BASAVARAJ YALLAPPA PARASANNAVARIND
285
0.2%
SHAKHIL ABDULSATTAR DODAVADIND
284
0.2%
FIROZKHAN GULABKHAN HAWALDARLAD
170
0.1%
BASAVARAJ UDDINAKOPPAAMKP
157
0.1%
SRI S F PATILAAAP
153
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
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.
