Hubli-Dharwad East Assembly constituency
| 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 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
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
Before 2008: Constituency did not exist | |||
| 2008[4] | Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013[5] | Abbayya Prasad | Indian National Congress | |
| 2018 | |||
| 2023[1] | |||
Election results
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 | ||
| SDPI | Guntral Vijay Mahadevappa | 1,360 | 0.91 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 798 | 0.54 | −0.39 | |
| Majority | 32,370 | 21.78 | +6.00 | ||
| Turnout | 148,640 | 70.94 | +0.86 | ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Abbayya Prasad | 77,080 | 56.64 | ||
| BJP | Chandrashekar Gokak | 55,613 | 40.86 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,260 | 0.93 | ||
| Majority | 21,467 | 15.78 | |||
| Turnout | 1,36,097 | 70.08 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "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 Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "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.