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Kittur
Constituency No. 15 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictBelgaum
Lok Sabha constituencyUttara Kannada
Established1967
Total electors195,886[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byMahantesh Doddagoudar

Kittur Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India.[2] It is part of Belgaum district.

Members of the Legislative Assembly[edit | edit source]

Election Member Party
1967 S. B. Mallappa Indian National Congress
1972 D. B. Inamdar Indian National Congress
1978 Arawalli Patil Parvatgouda Basangouda Janata Party
1983 D. B. Inamdar
1985
1989 Babagouda Patil Kranti Sabha
1994 D. B. Inamdar Indian National Congress
1999
2004 Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal Bharatiya Janata Party
2008
2013 D. B. Inamdar Indian National Congress
2018 Mahantesh Doddagoudar Bharatiya Janata Party
2023 Babasaheb Patil Indian National Congress

Election results[edit | edit source]

Assembly Election 2023[edit | edit source]

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2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [1][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Babasaheb Patil 77,536 49.49% Increase22.36
BJP Mahantesh Doddagoudar 74,543 47.58% Decrease1.68
NOTA None of the above 802 0.51% Decrease0.47
Margin of victory 2,993 1.91% Decrease20.22
Turnout 156,824 80.06% Increase1.38
Registered electors 195,886 Increase3.69
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase0.23

Assembly Election 2018[edit | edit source]

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2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Mahantesh Doddagoudar 73,155 49.26% Increase20.97
INC D. B. Inamdar 40,293 27.13% Decrease15.68
Independent Babasaheb Patil 25,366 17.08% New
JD(S) Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal 3,755 2.53% Decrease13.87
NOTA None of the above 1,456 0.98% New
Independent Raghavendra Vilas Naik 1,137 0.77% New
Margin of victory 32,862 22.13% Increase7.61
Turnout 148,637 78.68% Increase3.07
Registered electors 188,915 Increase13.33
BJP gain from INC Swing Increase6.45

Assembly Election 2013[edit | edit source]

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2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. B. Inamdar 53,924 42.81% Increase3.23
BJP Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal 35,634 28.29% Decrease15.19
JD(S) Anand Balakrishna Appugol 20,657 16.40% Increase8.11
KJP Babugouda Chintamanigouda Patil 6,850 5.44% New
Independent Mahesh Ningappa Hudali 1,735 1.38% New
Independent Badiger Chandrashekar Madiwalappa 1,274 1.01% New
BSP Yamanappa Gangappa Talawar 1,142 0.91% Decrease0.32
SKP Basavaraj Rudrappa Mokhashi 1,089 0.86% New
Independent Annappa Marathe 932 0.74% New
Margin of victory 18,290 14.52% Increase10.61
Turnout 126,034 75.61% Increase1.01
Registered electors 166,697 Increase11.28
INC gain from BJP Swing Decrease0.67

Assembly Election 2008[edit | edit source]

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2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal 48,581 43.48% Decrease3.56
INC D. B. Inamdar 44,216 39.58% Increase6.39
JD(S) Veeranagouda Vasanagouda Patil 9,266 8.29% Decrease0.78
Independent Dodagoudar Sanagoud Fakeeragoud 4,246 3.80% New
Independent Hotakar Mahantesh Krishna 2,167 1.94% New
BSP Prakash Rama Nayak 1,377 1.23% New
SP Ashok Gurusdiiddappa Halaki 969 0.87% New
LJP Yallappa Balappa Satyanaik 903 0.81% New
Margin of victory 4,365 3.91% Decrease9.93
Turnout 111,755 74.60% Increase2.25
Registered electors 149,797 Increase2.01
BJP hold Swing Decrease3.56

Assembly Election 2004[edit | edit source]

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2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Suresh Shivarudrappa Marihal 49,970 47.04% Increase4.83
INC D. B. Inamdar 35,265 33.19% Decrease21.01
JD(S) Veeranagouda Vasanagouda Patil 9,633 9.07% Increase6.30
Kannada Nadu Party Sidnal Shivakant Shanmukhappa 8,218 7.74% New
JP Shylaja Suresh Sakrennavar 1,721 1.62% New
Urs Samyuktha Paksha Abdul Mansoor Murtuja Syed 1,432 1.35% New
Margin of victory 14,705 13.84% Increase1.86
Turnout 106,243 72.35% Decrease2.57
Registered electors 146,848 Increase8.65
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease7.16

Assembly Election 1999[edit | edit source]

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1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. B. Inamdar 53,051 54.20% Increase15.59
BJP Viraktayya Shivabasayya Salimath 41,321 42.21% Increase32.96
JD(S) Balappa Malappa Budihal 2,715 2.77% New
Independent Mirjannavar Asfak Ahmed Akabarsaheb 611 0.62% New
Margin of victory 11,730 11.98% Increase3.66
Turnout 101,256 74.92% Decrease2.13
Registered electors 135,152 Increase10.24
INC hold Swing Increase15.59

Assembly Election 1994[edit | edit source]

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1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC D. B. Inamdar 35,600 38.61% Increase16.97
Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha Babagouda Patil 27,924 30.28% New
JD Dodagouda Shivanagouda Patil 13,100 14.21% Decrease14.74
BJP Babusaheb Balasaheb Desai 8,533 9.25% New
INC Killedar Shivaputrappa Maharudrappa 5,561 6.03% New
Independent Hunashikatti Najeerahmed Ameersab 804 0.87% New
Independent Pattar Chandrashekhar Shedeppa 690 0.75% New
Margin of victory 7,676 8.32% Decrease9.02
Turnout 94,467 77.05% Decrease1.11
Registered electors 122,597 Increase6.57
INC gain from Kranti Sabha Swing Decrease7.68

Assembly Election 1989[edit | edit source]

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1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Kranti Sabha Babagouda Patil 40,071 46.29% New
JD D. B. Inamdar 25,058 28.95% New
INC Sarojadevi Basavraj Marihal 18,733 21.64% Decrease24.07
JP Bhadrannavar Chanabasappa Neelakanthappa 1,319 1.52% New
Margin of victory 15,013 17.34% Increase11.79
Turnout 89,922 78.16% Decrease1.52
Registered electors 115,042 Increase31.66
Kranti Sabha gain from JP Swing Decrease4.97

Assembly Election 1985[edit | edit source]

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1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP D. B. Inamdar 34,921 51.26% Decrease4.80
INC Doddadouder Basavantaray Basalingappa 31,138 45.71% Increase5.68
Independent Edalli Parappa Rudrappa 499 0.73% New
Independent Huddar Yallappa Fakirappa 483 0.71% New
Independent Nagangouda Chanagouda Rudragouda 423 0.62% New
Margin of victory 3,783 5.55% Decrease10.48
Turnout 69,628 79.68% Increase2.57
Registered electors 87,380 Increase5.39
JP hold Swing Decrease4.80

Assembly Election 1983[edit | edit source]

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1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [12]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP D. B. Inamdar 34,866 56.06% Increase5.06
INC Naghnoor Mugatsaheb Nabisahab 24,894 40.03% New
Independent Gadag Yallappa Fakirappa 1,434 2.31% New
Independent Tavagamath Madadewayya Basavanneyya 997 1.60% New
Margin of victory 9,972 16.03% Increase14.02
Turnout 63,927 77.11% Increase3.32
Registered electors 82,908 Increase5.83
JP hold Swing Increase5.06

Assembly Election 1978[edit | edit source]

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1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [13]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
JP Arawalli Patil Parvatgouda Basangouda 28,575 51.00% New
INC(I) Tonni Shivaputrappa Gurupadappa 27,449 49.00% New
Margin of victory 1,126 2.01% Decrease7.35
Turnout 57,804 73.79% Decrease5.08
Registered electors 78,339 Increase20.06
JP gain from Indian National Congress (Organisation) Swing Decrease3.68

Assembly Election 1972[edit | edit source]

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1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [14]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC(O) D. B. Inamdar 27,299 54.68% New
INC S. S. Basappa 22,625 45.32% Decrease41.61
Margin of victory 4,674 9.36% Decrease65.46
Turnout 51,464 78.87% Increase16.09
Registered electors 65,248 Increase9.81
Indian National Congress (Organisation) gain from INC Swing Decrease32.25

Assembly Election 1967[edit | edit source]

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1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election : Kittur [15]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC S. B. Mallappa 31,281 86.93% New
Independent Y. B. Shantalingappa 4,357 12.11% New
Independent P. S. Veerangouda 346 0.96% New
Margin of victory 26,924 74.82%
Turnout 37,304 62.78%
Registered electors 59,421
INC win (new seat)

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2023". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  2. "Karnataka Loksabha Elections - 2019 - Voters Count" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  3. Election Commission of India (2023). "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Kittur". Archived from the original on 7 June 2023. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  4. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  5. "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.
  6. "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.
  7. "Statistical Report on General Election, 2004 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  8. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1999 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  9. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1994 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  10. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1989 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  11. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1985 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  12. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1983 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  13. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1978 to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 7 October 2010.
  14. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1972 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.
  15. "Statistical Report on General Election, 1967 to the Legislative Assembly of Mysore" (PDF). Election Commission of India. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 October 2010.

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