Arabhavi (Vidhana Sabha Constituency)
Arabhavi Assembly constituency seat is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. It is a segment of Belagavi Lok Sabha constituency. It is in Belgaum district.
Members of Legislative Assembly
| Year | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | A. R. Panchaganvi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Veeranna Koujalgi | ||
| 1978 | Indian National Congress (I) | ||
| 1983 | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1985 | R. M. Patil | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | Veeranna Koujalgi | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | |||
| 1999 | |||
| 2004 | Balachandra Jarkiholi | Janata Dal (Secular) | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2009^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | |||
| 2023 | |||
Election results
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Balachandra Jarkiholi | 96,144 | 54.34% | ||
| JD(S) | Bhimappa Gundappa Gadad | 48,816 | 27.59% | ||
| INC | Aravind Dalawai | 23,523 | 13.14% | ||
| Independent | Chunappa Uddappa Pujeri | 2,962 | 1.67 | ||
| SJPA | Ashok P Hanaji | 1,745 | 0.99 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,398 | 0.79 | ||
| Majority | 47,328 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,76,936 | 76.31 | |||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||