Khanapur (Vidhana Sabha Constituency)
Khanapur Assembly seat is one of the 224 assembly constituencies in the state of Karnataka in India. It is one of the eight 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 contested the election under its own official name.
Members of Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Laxman Balaji Birje | Independent | |
| 1962 | Maharashtra Ekikaran Samiti | ||
| 1967 | Nilkanthrao 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
2023
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 91,834 | 57.04 | +36.60 | |
| INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 37,205 | 23.11 | −0.65 | |
| JD(S) | Nasir Papulsab Bagawan | 15,600 | 9.69 | −7.99 | |
| Independent | Muralidhar Ganapati Patil | 9,671 | 6.01 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,236 | 0.77 | −0.24 | |
| Majority | 54,629 | 33.93 | +30.61 | ||
| Turnout | 161,013 | 75.08 | +0.43 | ||
| BJP hold | Swing | ||||
2018
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Anjali Nimbalkar | 36,649 | 23.76 | ||
| BJP | Vithal Somanna 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 | 1.4 | ||
| NOTA | None of the Above | 1,561 | 1.01 | ||
| Majority | 5,133 | 3.32 | |||
| Turnout | 154,219 | 74.65 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | ||||
2013
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Arvind Chandrakant Patil | 37,055 | 27.47 | ||
| INC | Rafique Khatalsab Khanapuri | 20,903 | 15.50 | ||
| Independent | Anjali Nimbalkar | 17,686 | 13.11 | ||
| BJP | Pralhad Kallappa Remani | 16,021 | 11.88 | ||
| JD(S) | Bagwan Nasir Papulsab | 15,052 | 11.16 | ||
| KJP | Baburao Govind Desai | 14,502 | 10.75 | ||
| Independent | Vithal Somanna Halagekar | 3,087 | 2.29 | ||
| Majority | 16,152 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,34,890 | 72.76 | |||
| Independent gain from INC | Swing | ||||
1978
- Sirdesai Nilkanthrao Bhagawantrao (IND/MES): 16,610 votes
- Babshet Krishna Ji Ramchandra (JNP) 13,595 votes
1972
- Sardesai N B (IND/MES): 23,081 votes
- B. B. Veerabhadrappa (NCO): 10,674 votes
1967
- Sardesai, Nilkanth Bhagwantrao (IND): 21,281 votes
- T. K. Ningappa (INC): 14,490 votes
1962
- Laxman Balaji Birje (MES): 25,162 votes
- Rohinibai Pandurang Wagale (INC): 14,614 votes
See also
References
- ^ "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.