Athani (Vidhana Sabha Constituency)
Athani (Vidhana Sabha constituency) is one of the 224 constituencies in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly of Karnataka a south state of India. Athani is one of the 8 Vidhan Sabha seats under Chikkodi Lok Sabha constituency. It is in Belgaum district.
Members of the Legislative Assembly
Source
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Narasgauda Yelagonda Patil | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Jayawantrao Pawar | Independent | |
| 1962 | Dhairyashil Pawar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1967 | |||
| 1972 | Anandrao Desai | ||
| 1978 | Dhairyashil Pawar | ||
| 1983 | |||
| 1985 | Leeladevi R. Prasad | Janata Party | |
| 1989 | I. M. Shedshyal | Indian National Congress | |
| 1994 | Leeladevi R. Prasad | Janata Dal | |
| 1999 | Shahjahan Ismail Dongargaon | Indian National Congress | |
| 2004 | Laxman Savadi | Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 2008 | |||
| 2013 | |||
| 2018 | Mahesh Kumathalli | Indian National Congress | |
| 2019^ | Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
| 2023 | Laxman Savadi | Indian National Congress | |
^By poll
Election results
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Laxman Savadi | 131,404 | 68.34 | +32.29 | |
| BJP | Mahesh Kumathalli | 55,282 | 28.75 | -31.64 | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,037 | 0.54 | -0.39 | |
| Majority | 76,122 | 39.59 | +15.25 | ||
| Turnout | 192,279 | 83.89 | +9.49 | ||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2019 by-election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Mahesh Kumathalli | 99,203 | 60.39 | +13.63 | |
| INC | Gajanan Bhalachandra Mangasuli | 59,214 | 36.05 | -12.08 | |
| Independent | Shrishail Tukkappa Halladamal | 1,892 | 1.15 | ||
| Independent | Raju Parashuram Dawari | 1,577 | 0.96 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,532 | 0.93 | +0.44 | |
| Majority | 39,989 | 24.34 | +22.97 | ||
| Turnout | 1,64,264 | 74.40 | -5.05 | ||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Mahesh Kumathalli | 82,094 | 48.13 | ||
| BJP | Laxman Sangappa Savadi | 79,763 | 46.76 | ||
| JD(S) | Girish Kedareppa Butali | 3,381 | 1.98 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 842 | 0.49 | ||
| Majority | 2,331 | 1.37 | |||
| Turnout | 1,70,565 | 79.45 | |||
| INC gain from BJP | Swing | ||||
2013
- Laxman Sangappa Savadi (BJP) : 74,299
- Mahesh Kumathalli (INC) : 50,528