Karnataka · AC 3

Athani

Name: Athani
Address: Belgaum, Karnataka, IN

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 1978 · Belgaum

87,298

Electors

53,810

Votes polled

61.64%

Turnout

4,820

Margin

Winner

Pawar Desai Shidharaj Alias Dhairyasheelarao

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	Pawar Desai Shidharaj Alias Dhairyasheelarao Won Male	INC(I)	27,214	50.57%
2	Bhojaraj Leeladevi Prasad Male	JnP	22,394	41.62%
3	Patil Anagouda Babagouda Male	INC	4,202	7.81%

Overall vote % (Pie)

EVM voters — male vs female

Gender-wise turnout is not available for this constituency.

Year	Winner	Vote share	Runner-up	Vote share
2023	Laxman. Sangappa. Savadi Male INC	68.34%	Mahesh. Irangouda Male BJP	28.75%
2018	Mahesh Iranagouda Kumathalli Male INC	48.13%	Laxman Sangappa Savadi Male BJP	46.76%
2013	Laxman Sangappa Savadi Male BJP	50.79%	Mahesh Iranagouda Male INC	34.54%
2008	1 Laxman Sangappa Savadi Male BJP	45.91%	2 Kirana Kumar Tatyagouda Male INC	28.41%
2004	Laxman Sangappa Savadi Male BJP	—	Dongaragaon Shahajan Ismail Male INC	—
1999	Dongaragaon Shahajan Ismail Male INC	28.65%	Laxman Sangappa Savadi Male IND	25.58%
1994	Leeladevi A. Prasad Female JD	34.35%	Irappa Marappa Shedashyal Male INC	25.73%
1989	I. M. Shedshyal Male INC	41.98%	V. L. Patil Male JD	32.52%
1985	Leeladevi R. Prasad Female JnP	56.77%	Yashwanthrao Amarsinh Bhojraj Pawar Desai Male INC	42.08%
1983	Pawar Desai Sidharaj Alias Dhairyashilarao Male INC	48.61%	Bhojaraj Kage Alagouda Bharamagoud Male JnP	39.54%
1978	Pawar Desai Shidharaj Alias Dhairyasheelarao Male INC(I)	50.57%	Bhojaraj Leeladevi Prasad Male JnP	41.62%
1972	Anandrao Appasaheb Desai Male INC	60.93%	S. Virangoud Patil Male NCO	37.12%
1967	P. D. D. Bhojaraj Male INC	70.68%	P. A. Babagouda Male IND	21.48%