Karnataka · AC 71

Dharwad

Name: Dharwad
Address: Dharwad, Karnataka, IN

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 2008 · Dharwad

165,725

Electors

111,549

Votes polled

67.31%

Turnout

723

Margin

Winner

1 Seema Ashok Masuti

Female

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	1 Seema Ashok Masuti Won Female	BJP	35,417	31.75%
2	2 Vinay Kulkarni Male	INC	34,694	31.10%
3	3 Amrut Ayyappa Desai Male	JD(S)	21,302	19.10%
4	4 Astagi Tavanappa Payappa Male	IND	6,113	5.48%
5	5 Ramanagoudar Male	IND	2,789	2.50%
6	Sangangouda Rudragouda 6 Ishwar Sanikoppa Male	IND	2,178	1.95%
7	7 Bellad Shivanna Male	IND	2,075	1.86%
8	8 Desai Subhas Ningappa Male	IND	1,710	1.53%
9	9 Ambadgatti Shivanand Male	IND	1,422	1.27%
10	Rudrappa 10 Imamhusain Kundgol Male	BSP	1,302	1.17%
11	11 Mugur Makaboolahmed Male	IUML	810	0.73%
12	Nazeerahmed 12 Yashwan.T K Jalayi Male	IND	651	0.58%
13	Cand Sl. As Per Form 7 13 Shashikala Ishwar Female	SUP	610	0.55%
14	Masuti 14 Savitri M. Gundi Female	JD(U)	476	0.43%

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	Vinay Kulkarni Male INC	53.92%	Amrut Ayyappa Desai Male BJP	43.04%
2018	Amrut Ayyappa Desai Male BJP	54.70%	Vinay Kulkarni Male INC	41.63%
2013	Vinay Kulkarni Male INC	40.18%	Amrut Ayyappa Desai Male JD(S)	26.41%
2008	1 Seema Ashok Masuti Female BJP	31.75%	2 Vinay Kulkarni Male INC	31.10%
2004	Morey S R Male INC	—	Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa Male BJP	—
1999	Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa Male BJP	47.17%	Sr Morey Male INC	46.19%
1994	Bellad Chandrakanth Gurappa Male BJP	33.00%	Mahadev Horatti Male INC	21.21%
1989	S. R. Morey Male INC	48.07%	Gangadhar Padaki Male JD	19.34%
1985	Bellad Chandrakantha Gurappa Male IND	25.04%	Charantimath Leelavati Rajashekharaiah Female INC	23.02%
1983	More S. R Male INC	31.21%	Bellad Chandrakant Gurappa Male JnP	30.98%
1978	Bhavurao Deshpande Male JnP	51.89%	Naikar Dyamappa Kallappa Male INC(I)	43.70%