Hubli-Dharwad East Assembly constituency

Hubli-Dharwad East
Constituency No. 72 for the Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
RegionSouth India
StateKarnataka
DistrictDharwad
LS constituencyDharwad
Established2008
Total electors209,530[1]
ReservationSC
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Karnataka Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2023
Preceded byVeerabhadrappa 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

2023 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Hubli-Dharwad-East[1]
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

2018 Karnataka Legislative Assembly election: Hubli-Dharwad East[6]
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

  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ Bomnalli,DHNS, Manjunath Hegde. "AIMIM, JD(S) likely to change equations in H-D East constituency". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 27 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2008". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2013". eci.gov.in. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Karnataka Legislative Assembly Election - 2018". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 4 February 2021.

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