PAVAGADA
Assembly seat no. 137 in Karnataka · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1978.
Winner, 2023
H.V.VENKATESH
INC
Elections held
11
1978–2023
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 2023
10,881
6.50% of valid votes
Result, 2023
Runner-up
JD(S)K.M.THIMMARAYAPPA
- Votes
- 72,181
- Vote share
- 43.12%
- Behind by
- 10,881
Electors
1,91,500
Total votes polled
1,67,390
Valid votes
1,67,390
NOTA votes
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Turnout
87.4%
Full result, 2023
12 candidates · 1,67,390 valid votes
H.V.VENKATESHINCwon
83,062
49.6%
K.M.THIMMARAYAPPAJD(S)
72,181
43.1%
KRISHNA NAIKBJP
7,206
4.3%
N.RAMANJINAPPAAAAP
1,831
1.1%
NERALAKUNTE NAGENDRAKUMARKALYANARAJYAPRAGATHIPAKSHA
875
0.5%
NOTANONEOFTHEABOVE
614
0.4%
T.HANUMANTHARAYABSP
504
0.3%
SRINIVASAPURADA SRINIVASA BABUIND
368
0.2%
GOVINDAPPA VIND
327
0.2%
NARASIMHARAJU C NKARNATAKARASHTRASAMITHI
186
0.1%
NAGARAJAPPAIND
124
0.1%
B T RAMASUBBAIAHBHARTIYABAHUJANKRANTIDAL
112
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | H.V.VENKATESH | INC | 83,062 | 49.62% | K.M.THIMMARAYAPPA | 10,881 |
| 2018 | VENKATARAMANAPPA | INC | 72,974 | 44.79% | K M THIMMARAYAPPA | 409 |
| 2013 | K.M.THIMMARAYAPPA | JD(S) | 68,686 | 47.25% | H.V.VENKATESH | 4,863 |
| 2008 | VENKATARAMANAPPA | IND | 43,562 | 33.60% | K.M. THIMMARAYAPPA | 13,047 |
| 2004 | THIMMARAYAPPA K M | JD(S) | 53,136 | 39.69% | VENKATARAMANAPPA | 8,078 |
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 PAVAGADA assembly constituency in 2023?
H.V.VENKATESH (INC) won PAVAGADA in 2023, by a margin of 10,881 votes.
Which party has won PAVAGADA the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1978.
How many times has PAVAGADA gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1978 to 2023.
Who has won PAVAGADA the most times?
VENKATARAMANAPPA, with 3 wins between 1999 and 2018.







