Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency

Hubli-Dharwad Central
Constituency No. 73 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
Country	India
Region	South India
State	Karnataka
District	Dharwad
Lok Sabha constituency	Dharwad
Established	2008
Total electors	249,371 [1]
Reservation	None
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent Mahesh Tenginakai
Party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Elected year	2023
Preceded by	Jagadish Shettar

Hubli-Dharwad Central Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Karnataka in India. ^[2]

It is a part of Dharwad district and Dharwad Lok Sabha constituency. ^[3]

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
2008	Jagadish Shettar		Bharatiya Janata Party
2013
2018
2023	Mahesh Tenginakai

Election results

Assembly Election 2023

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Hubli-Dharwad Central ^{[1] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Mahesh Tenginakai	95,064	59.27%	7.96
	INC	Jagadish Shettar	60,775	37.89%	1.00
	NOTA	None of the above	1,251	0.78%	0.08
Margin of victory			34,289	21.38%	6.96
Turnout			161,181	64.64%	3.67
Total valid votes			160,401
Registered electors			249,371		2.73
	BJP hold		Swing	7.96

Assembly Election 2018

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Hubli-Dharwad Central ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagadish Shettar	75,794	51.31%	5.45
	INC	Dr. Mahesh Nalwad	54,488	36.89%	5.02
	JD(S)	Rajanna M. Koravi	10,754	7.28%	1.06
	NOTA	None of the above	1,028	0.70%	New
Margin of victory			21,306	14.42%	0.43
Turnout			147,992	60.97%	5.64
Total valid votes			147,710
Registered electors			242,736		14.40
	BJP hold		Swing	5.45

Assembly Election 2013

2013 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Hubli-Dharwad Central ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagadish Shettar	58,201	45.86%	8.89
	INC	Dr. Mahesh Nalwad	40,447	31.87%	1.36
	JD(S)	Shams Tabrez Samsi	7,898	6.22%	4.91
	KJP	S. S. Patil	5,481	4.32%	New
	Independent	Sirajahmed Mulla	967	0.76%	New
Margin of victory			17,754	13.99%	10.25
Turnout			117,400	55.33%	3.07
Total valid votes			126,910
Registered electors			212,179		15.43
	BJP hold		Swing	8.89

Assembly Election 2008

2008 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election  : Hubli-Dharwad Central ^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	BJP	Jagadish Shettar	58,747	54.75%	New
	INC	Munavalli Shankranna Ishwarappa	32,738	30.51%	New
	JD(S)	Koravi. M. M. (Rajanna)	11,938	11.13%	New
	Independent	Lakkundi Rahimansab Khadarsab	1,089	1.01%	New
	BSP	Premanath Chikkatumbal	808	0.75%	New
Margin of victory			26,009	24.24%
Turnout			107,348	58.40%
Total valid votes			107,301
Registered electors			183,818
	BJP win (new seat)

See also

• List of constituencies of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
• Dharwad district

References

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. "BJP makes early start". The Hindu . 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 1 April 2010.
4. "Karnataka Assembly Elections 2023: Hubli-Dharwad Central". Election Commission of India. 13 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 April 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
5. "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
6. "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.
7. "General Election Karnataka Legislative Assembly 2008 Election Statistics" (PDF). Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 February 2021.

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