| Hubli-Dharwad East | |
|---|---|
| Constituency No. 72 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Dharwad |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Dharwad |
| Established | 2008 |
| Total electors | 209,530[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Indian National Congress |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi |
Hubli-Dharwad East Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2]
It is part of Dharwad district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. As of 2023, its representative is Abbayya Prasad of the Indian National Congress party.[1] Muslims are the largest community, making up a near-majority, with Dalits the second-largest group.[3]
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Halaharavi Veerabadrappa | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Abbayya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
Assembly Election 2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abbayya Prasad | 85,426 | 57.47% |  0.83
| |
| BJP | Dr. Kranthi Kiran | 53,056 | 35.69% |  5.17
| |
| AIMIM | Durgappa Kashappa Bijawad | 5,644 | 3.80% | New | |
| SDPI | Guntral Vijay Mahadevappa | 1,360 | 0.91% | New | |
| JD(S) | Halaharavi Veerabadrappa | 900 | 0.61% | New | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 798 | 0.54% | 0.39
| |
| Margin of victory | 32,370 | 21.78% | 6.01
| ||
| Turnout | 148,812 | 71.02% | 0.89
| ||
| Total valid votes | 148,640 | ||||
| Registered electors | 209,530 | 7.89
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 0.83
|
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Assembly Election 2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abbayya Prasad | 77,080 | 56.64% | 20.54
| |
| BJP | Chandrashekar Gokak | 55,613 | 40.86% | 16.28
| |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,260 | 0.93% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 21,467 | 15.77% | 4.24
| ||
| Turnout | 136,192 | 70.13% | 7.55
| ||
| Total valid votes | 136,097 | ||||
| Registered electors | 194,209 | 11.39
| |||
| INC hold | Swing | 20.54
|
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Assembly Election 2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abbayya Prasad | 42,353 | 36.10% | 4.90
| |
| BJP | Halaharavi Veerabadrappa | 28,831 | 24.58% | 19.78
| |
| KJP | Bijawad Shankarappa Kashappa | 26,312 | 22.43% | New | |
| JD(S) | Alkod Hanumanthappa. Y | 8,431 | 7.19% | 6.51
| |
| Independent | Venkappa F. Siddanath | 850 | 0.72% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 13,522 | 11.53% | 1.63
| ||
| Turnout | 109,103 | 62.58% | 6.35
| ||
| Total valid votes | 117,311 | ||||
| Registered electors | 174,349 | 5.99
| |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | 8.26
|
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Assembly Election 2008
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Halaharavi Veerabadrappa | 41,029 | 44.36% | New | |
| INC | F. H. Jakkappanavar | 28,861 | 31.20% | New | |
| JD(S) | Hirekerur Shivu Yallappa | 12,667 | 13.70% | New | |
| Independent | Durgappa Kashappa Bijawad | 5,410 | 5.85% | New | |
| Independent | Ramachandra Kalingappa Mahar | 1,551 | 1.68% | New | |
| BSP | Shobha Vasudev Ballari (Hukkeri) | 799 | 0.86% | New | |
| Rashtriya Hindustan Sena Karnataka | Sreenivas M. Harapanahalli | 688 | 0.74% | New | |
| SP | Govindraj Allappa Hariwan | 599 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 12,168 | 13.16% | |||
| Turnout | 92,492 | 56.23% | |||
| Total valid votes | 92,490 | ||||
| Registered electors | 164,492 | ||||
| BJP win (new seat) | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ↑ "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ↑ Bomnalli, DHNS, Manjunath Hegde. "AIMIM, JD(S) likely to change equations in H-D East constituency". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
- ↑ "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hubli-Dharwad East". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 23 April 2025. Retrieved 23 April 2025.
- ↑ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ↑ "Statistical Report on General Election, 2013 : To the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). eci.nic.in. Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- ↑ "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.