DHARWAD
Constituency no. 11 in Karnataka · Lok Sabha seat contested 4 times since 2009.
Karnataka also has an assembly constituency called DHARWAD. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 11 results.
Winner, 2019
Pralhad Joshi
BJP
Elections held
4
2009–2024
Most successful party
BJP
won 4 of 4
Margin, 2019
2,05,072
16.90% of valid votes
Result, 2019
Runner-up
INCVinay Kulkarni
- Votes
- 4,79,765
- Vote share
- 39.54%
- Behind by
- 2,05,072
Electors
17,27,311
Total votes polled
12,13,505
Valid votes
12,13,505
NOTA votes
3,512
0.29% of votes polled
Turnout
70.3%
Full result, 2019
19 candidates · 12,13,505 valid votes
Pralhad JoshiBJPwon
6,84,837
56.4%
Vinay KulkarniINC
4,79,765
39.5%
Irappa MadarBSP
6,344
0.5%
Somashekhar. Peeraji. Yadav.IND
5,400
0.4%
Gangadhar BadigerSUCIC
4,755
0.4%
Mallikarjunagouda Giriyappagouda BalanagoudraIND
4,458
0.4%
Raju. Anantsa. NaikwadiIND
4,426
0.4%
Hashinabanu TapalvaleIND
4,375
0.4%
Maradagi Veerappa GurushantappaIND
4,081
0.3%
Shakeel Ahmad Abdulsattar DodwadIND
1,895
0.2%
Makhtum khan. Hasanalikhan SirdesaiIND
1,740
0.1%
Santosh NandurUPJP
1,566
0.1%
Showing the top 12 of 19. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | PRALHAD JOSHI | BJP | 7,16,231 | 52.41% | VINOD ASOOTI | 97,324 |
| 2019 | Pralhad Joshi | BJP | 6,84,837 | 56.43% | Vinay Kulkarni | 2,05,072 |
| 2014 | PRALHAD JOSHI | BJP | 5,45,395 | 52.38% | VINAY KULKARNI | 1,13,657 |
| 2009 | PRALHAD JOSHI | BJP | 4,46,786 | 55.97% | KUNNUR MANJUNATH CHANNAPPA | 1,37,663 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
- BJP4 wins
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the DHARWAD constituency in 2024?
PRALHAD JOSHI (BJP) won DHARWAD in 2024, by a margin of 97,324 votes.
Which party has won DHARWAD the most times?
BJP, with 4 of the 4 wins recorded since 2009.
How many times has DHARWAD gone to the polls?
4 times, from 2009 to 2024.
Who has won DHARWAD the most times?
PRALHAD JOSHI, with 3 wins between 2009 and 2024.
