KARWAR
Assembly seat no. 77 in Karnataka · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2008
ASNOTIKAR ANAND VASANT
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 11
Margin, 2008
19,709
16.96% of valid votes
Result, 2008
Runner-up
INDGANAPATI DUMMA ULVEKAR
- Votes
- 27,768
- Vote share
- 23.90%
- Behind by
- 19,709
Electors
1,83,273
Total votes polled
1,16,199
Valid votes
1,16,199
NOTA votes
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Turnout
63.4%
Full result, 2008
9 candidates · 1,16,199 valid votes
ASNOTIKAR ANAND VASANTINCwon
47,477
40.9%
GANAPATI DUMMA ULVEKARIND
27,768
23.9%
PRASAD KARWARKARBJP
19,537
16.8%
R G NAIKSP
11,689
10.1%
BHAT GANGADHAR NAGESHIND
5,303
4.6%
P N KUVALEKARJD(S)
1,862
1.6%
LEO FRANCIS B LEWISSUP
964
0.8%
RAMADAS GIRIYA KUDTARKARRAHS
812
0.7%
SANDHYA SANTOSH ANAVEKARBSP
787
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | SATISH KRISHNA SAIL | INC | 77,445 | 47.15% | ROOPALI SANTOSH NAIK | 2,138 |
| 2018 | ROOPALI SANTOSH NAIK | BJP | 60,339 | 37.69% | ANAND VASANT ASNOTIKAR | 14,064 |
| 2013 | SANTEESH SAIL KRISHNA | IND | 80,727 | 55.51% | ASNOTIKAR ANAND VASANT | 35,880 |
| 2008 | ASNOTIKAR ANAND VASANT | INC | 47,477 | 40.86% | GANAPATI DUMMA ULVEKAR | 19,709 |
| 2004 | GANGADHAR NAGESH BHAT | BJP | 36,397 | 45.19% | RANE PRABHAKAR S | 16,232 |
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 KARWAR assembly constituency in 2023?
SATISH KRISHNA SAIL (INC) won KARWAR in 2023, by a margin of 2,138 votes.
Which party has won KARWAR the most times?
INC, with 6 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has KARWAR gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won KARWAR the most times?
RANE PRABHAKAR SADASHIV, with 3 wins between 1983 and 1989.







