Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the 8 constituencies which make up Uttara Kannada (Lok Sabha constituency). It has been a stronghold of Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti (MES) whose candidates tend to contest as independents because it is not officially recognized as a party. In 1962, MES did contest the election under its own official name.
| Khanapur | |
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| Constituency No. 14 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | South India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belagavi |
| LS constituency | Uttara Kannada |
| Total electors |
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| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Elected year | 2023 |
| Preceded by | Anjali Nimbalkar |
Members of Assembly edit
| Year | Member[1] | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Laxman Balaji Birje | Independent | |
| 1962 | Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti | ||
| 1967 | Nilkanth Sardesai | Independent | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Vasantrao Patil | ||
| 1985 | |||
| 1989 | Vithalrao Chavan | ||
| 1994 | Ashok Narayan Patil | ||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Digambar Patil | ||
| 2008 | Pralhad Remani | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2013 | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | Independent | |
| 2018 | Anjali Nimbalkar | Indian National Congress | |
| 2023 | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
Election results edit
2023 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vithal Halagekar | 91,834 | 57.04 | ||
| INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 37,205 | 23.11 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1236 | 0.77 | ||
| Majority | 54,629 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,61,013 | ||||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018 edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 36,649 | 23.76 | ||
| BJP | Vithal Halagekar | 31,516 | 20.44 | ||
| JD(S) | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 27,272 | 17.68 | ||
| Independent | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | 26,613 | 17.26 | ||
| Independent | Vilas Krishna Belgaonkar | 17,851 | 11.58 | ||
| Independent | Jothiba Pralhad Remani | 5,898 | 3.82 | ||
| Independent | Krishnaji Pundalik Patil | 2,153 | 1.40 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,561 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 5,133 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,54,219 | 74.65 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | Indian National Congress | |||
2013 Election edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | 37,055 | 27.47 | ||
| BJP | Pralhad Kallappa Remani | 16,021 | 11.88 | ||
| JD(S) | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 15,052 | 11.16 | ||
| INC | Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri | 20,903 | 15.5 | ||
| Independent | Anjali Nimbalkar | 17,686 | 13.11 | ||
| Independent | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 3,087 | 2.29 | ||
| KJP | Baburao Govind Desai | 14,502 | 10.75 | ||
| Majority | 16,152 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,34,890 | 72.76 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | Independent | |||
1978 Election edit
- Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao (IND / MES) : 16,610 votes
- Babshet Krishna Ji Ramchandra JNP 13595
1972 Election edit
- Sardesai N B (IND/MES) : 23,081 votes [4]
- B. B. Veerabhadrappa (NCO) : 10,674
1967 Election edit
- Sardesai, Nilkanth Bhagwantrao (IND) : 21,281 votes [5]
- T. K. Ningappa (INC) : 14,490
1962 Election edit
- Laxman Balaji Birje (MES) : 25,162 [6]
- Rohinibai Pandurang Wagale (INC) : 14,614
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Khanapur Assembly constituency Election Result - Legislative Assembly constituency".
- ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election -2018". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka 2018 - Candidate-wise Votes Details" (PDF). ceokarnataka.kar.nic.in. Chief Election Office - Karnataka. 2018-05-16. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1972". www.elections.in.
- ^ "Karnataka Assembly Election Results in 1967". www.elections.in.
- ^ "Karnataka Election Results 1962, Karnataka Assembly Elections Results 1962". www.elections.in.