Bagalkot Assembly constituency

Bagalkot
Constituency No. 24 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Bagalkot
Lok Sabha constituency	Bagalkot
Established	1951
Total electors	245,532 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Vacant

Bagalkot Assembly constituency is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly, in India. It is also part of Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency.

Members of Legislative Assembly

Year	Name	Party
1951	Basappa Muranal		Indian National Congress
1957
1962
1962^	S. Nijalingappa
1967	Basappa Muranal
1972
1978	Parappa Kalligudda		Indian National Congress (I)
1983	Gulappa Mantur		Independent politician
1985			Janata Party
1989	Ajaykumar Sarnaik		Janata Dal
1994
1998^	Pralhad Pujari		Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004	Veeranna Charantimath
2008
2013	H. Y. Meti		Indian National Congress
2018	Veeranna Charantimath		Bharatiya Janata Party
2023	H. Y. Meti		Indian National Congress
2026^

^by-election

Election results

Assembly By-election 2026

2026 Bagalkot by-election: Bagalkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC
	BJP
	Independent	BANDI RCB
	NOTA	None of the above
Majority
Turnout
	gain from		Swing

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Y. Meti	79,336	46.57%	3.40
	BJP	Veeranna Charantimath	73,458	43.12%	9.91
	Independent	Charantimath. Mallikarjun. Chandrashekharayya	10,116	5.94%	New
	JD(S)	Devaraj H. Patil	3,470	2.04%	New
	NOTA	None of the above	1,236	0.73%	0.45
Margin of victory			5,878	3.45%	6.42
Turnout			170,548	69.46%	0.55
Total valid votes			170,370
Registered electors			245,532		6.33
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	6.46

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Veeranna Charantimath	85,653	53.03%	6.36
	INC	H. Y. Meti	69,719	43.17%	5.57
	BSP	Mohan Mallikarjuan Jigalur	996	0.62%	0.13
	NOTA	None of the above	1,902	1.18%	New
Margin of victory			15,934	9.87%	7.80
Turnout			161,671	70.01%	0.46
Total valid votes			161,511
Registered electors			230,918		14.66
	BJP gain from INC		Swing	4.29

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	H. Y. Meti	68,216	48.74%	15.08
	BJP	Veeranna Charantimath	65,316	46.67%	4.65
	Independent	Parashuram Manasing Rathod	1,941	1.39%	New
	JD(S)	Basavaraj Sanganagouda Patil (jakkanagoudra	1,882	1.34%	14.39
	WPOI	Parashuram Laxman Neelanayak	1,559	1.11%	New
	BSP	Babusha Dastgeersab Rolli (r. D. Babua)	1,052	0.75%	0.76
Margin of victory			2,900	2.07%	6.29
Turnout			140,071	69.55%	7.13
Total valid votes			139,966
Registered electors			201,390		13.65
	INC gain from BJP		Swing	6.72

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Veeranna Charantimath	46,452	42.02%	8.69
	INC	H. Y. Meti	37,206	33.66%	5.84
	JD(S)	Pujar Pralhad Hanamantappa	17,389	15.73%	13.61
	Independent	Tapashetti Prakash Ishwarappa	4,513	4.08%	New
	BSP	Abbaskhan Shanukhan Mujawar	1,669	1.51%	0.20
	SP	Khaji Kutubsab Bashasab	1,397	1.26%	New
	Independent	Godi Siddappa Satyappa	1,133	1.02%	New
	Independent	Girish Tammannarao Kulakarni	791	0.72%	New
Margin of victory			9,246	8.36%	3.04
Turnout			110,613	62.42%	1.76
Total valid votes			110,550
Registered electors			177,202		9.49
	BJP hold		Swing	8.69

Assembly Election 2004

2004 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Veeranna Charantimath	34,597	33.33%	14.51
	Independent	Poojar Pralhad Hanumantappa	29,075	28.01%	New
	INC	Ajay Kumar Sambasadashiv Sarnaik	28,878	27.82%	19.86
	Independent	Laxman Channabasappa Muchakandi	4,033	3.89%	New
	JD(S)	Abdul Razak Imamsab Salikad	2,205	2.12%	0.15
	BSP	Guled Chandrakant Sidramappa	1,773	1.71%	0.79
	JP	Tondihal Sanganagouda Annadanagouda	945	0.91%	New
	Independent	Mahantesh Bhimappa Pujari	885	0.85%	New
	Independent	Girish Tammannarao Kulakarni	806	0.78%	New
Margin of victory			5,522	5.32%	5.16
Turnout			103,875	64.18%	1.68
Total valid votes			103,809
Registered electors			161,837		20.55
	BJP hold		Swing	14.51

Assembly Election 1999

1999 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Pujar Pralhad Hanamantappa	40,418	47.84%	23.39
	INC	Dr Kanthi Rajshekhar Kidiyappa	40,280	47.68%	26.75
	BSP	Parashuram Jalagar	2,116	2.50%	New
	JD(S)	Shettar Sidramappa Mahantappa	1,667	1.97%	New
Margin of victory			138	0.16%	7.40
Turnout			88,421	65.86%	0.90
Total valid votes			84,481
Rejected ballots			3,872	4.38%	2.03
Registered electors			134,254		12.50
	BJP gain from JD		Swing	15.83

Assembly Election 1994

1994 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Ajay Kumar Sambasadashiv Sarnaik	24,895	32.01%	0.87
	BJP	Pujar Pralhad Hanamantappa	19,019	24.45%	13.36
	INC	Patil Shivangoud Rudragoud	16,275	20.93%	4.16
	Independent	Kanthi Rajashekhar Kidiyappa	9,000	11.57%	New
	INC	Nayak Bairam Poorappa	4,265	5.48%	New
	Karnataka Rajya Ryota Sangha	Kuri Basavaraj Rudrappa	2,851	3.67%	New
Margin of victory			5,876	7.56%	0.02
Turnout			79,666	66.76%	1.20
Total valid votes			77,773
Rejected ballots			1,869	2.35%	5.04
Registered electors			119,336		3.70
	JD hold		Swing	0.87

Assembly Election 1989

1989 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JD	Ajay Kumar Sambasadashiv Sarnaik	22,551	31.14%	New
	Independent	Kanthi Rajashekhar Kidiyappa	17,088	23.59%	New
	INC	Patil Hanamantagouda Bhimanagouda	12,148	16.77%	24.19
	BJP	Pujar Pralhad Hanamantappa	8,034	11.09%	6.69
	AIML	Tarafdar Gaibusab Mohammadgous	7,706	10.64%	New
	Independent	Yankanchi Mahantesh	1,668	2.30%	New
	Independent	Magaji Shanmukhsa	1,205	1.66%	New
	JP	Mulla Nabisab Akabarasab	1,157	1.60%	New
Margin of victory			5,463	7.54%	7.23
Turnout			78,206	67.96%	2.37
Total valid votes			72,428
Rejected ballots			5,778	7.39%	5.38
Registered electors			115,075		24.29
	JD gain from JP		Swing	10.13

Assembly Election 1985

1985 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	JP	Mantur Goolappa Venkappa	24,557	41.27%	New
	INC	Kanthi Rajashekhar Kidiyappa	24,373	40.96%	11.80
	BJP	Gachinamath Chandrashekhar Gurapadayya	10,579	17.78%	10.38
Margin of victory			184	0.31%	12.87
Turnout			60,732	65.59%	4.85
Total valid votes			59,509
Rejected ballots			1,223	2.01%	1.09
Registered electors			92,589		6.12
	JP gain from Independent		Swing	1.07

Assembly Election 1983

1983 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Independent	Mantur Goolappa Venkappa	25,213	42.34%	New
	INC	Kalligudd Parappa Karabasappa	17,364	29.16%	25.14
	BJP	Hundekar Totappa Malleshappa	16,770	28.16%	New
Margin of victory			7,849	13.18%	4.08
Turnout			61,452	70.44%	0.78
Total valid votes			59,548
Rejected ballots			1,904	3.10%	0.08
Registered electors			87,246		13.33
	Independent gain from INC(I)		Swing	1.67

Assembly Election 1978

1978 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC(I)	Kalligudd Parappa Karabasappa	22,851	44.01%	New
	JP	Kamble Ganapatarao	18,126	34.91%	New
	Independent	Tapashetti Chandrasekhar Virupazappa	7,564	14.57%	New
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	2,085	4.02%	43.75
	Independent	Chavan Laxman Hemalappa	649	1.25%	New
	Independent	Desai Ashok Raghavendrarao	645	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			4,725	9.10%	8.68
Turnout			53,627	69.66%	0.97
Total valid votes			51,920
Rejected ballots			1,707	3.18%	3.18
Registered electors			76,981		2.81
	INC(I) gain from INC		Swing	3.76

Assembly Election 1972

1972 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	23,900	47.77%	10.29
	INC(O)	N. P. Mallanagouda	23,688	47.34%	New
	ABJS	S. B. Virupaxappa	1,434	2.87%	0.40
	SWA	T. A. Dyanamagouda	663	1.33%	New
	CPI(M)	N. K. Upadhyaya	348	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			212	0.42%	23.98
Turnout			51,432	68.69%	10.42
Total valid votes			50,033
Registered electors			74,880		16.79
	INC hold		Swing	10.29

Assembly Election 1967

1967 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[12]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	19,903	58.06%	20.22
	Independent	M. T. Karabasappa	11,537	33.65%	New
	Independent	M. M. Hanamantachrya	1,013	2.95%	New
	ABJS	K. G. Dattatraya	847	2.47%	New
	Independent	T. A. Dyanamagouda	556	1.62%	New
	Independent	T. A. Reddy	426	1.24%	New
Margin of victory			8,366	24.40%	32.17
Turnout			37,362	58.27%	4.09
Total valid votes			34,282
Registered electors			64,117		11.62
	INC hold		Swing	20.22

Assembly Election 1962

1962 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	23,212	78.28%	8.64
	ABJS	Ganapat Dattatray Kamble	6,439	21.72%	New
Margin of victory			16,773	56.57%	17.29
Turnout			31,123	54.18%	5.42
Total valid votes			29,651
Registered electors			57,441		12.58
	INC hold		Swing	8.64

Assembly Election 1957

1957 Mysore State Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[14]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	21,177	69.64%	8.88
	Independent	Saranaik Sharaschandra Alias Babasaheb Shivashiddappa	9,233	30.36%	New
Margin of victory			11,944	39.28%	17.76
Turnout			30,410	59.60%	4.97
Total valid votes			30,410
Registered electors			51,024		3.77
	INC hold		Swing	8.88

Assembly Election 1952

1952 Bombay State Legislative Assembly election  : Bagalkot ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Muranal Basappa Tammanna	24,927	78.52%	New
	KMPP	Desai Gurasiddappa Kadappa	6,819	21.48%	New
Margin of victory			18,108	57.04%
Turnout			31,746	64.57%
Total valid votes			31,746
Registered electors			49,168
	INC win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of Karnataka Legislative Assembly

References

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