Hubli-Dharwad East Assembly constituency

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

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

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

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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

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2023

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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

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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

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References

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  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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