Karnataka · AC 98

Challakere (ST)

Name: Challakere (ST)
Address: Chitradurga, Karnataka, IN

Karnataka Vidhan Sabha Election 2018 · Chitradurga

208,942

Electors

169,000

Votes polled

80.88%

Turnout

13,539

Margin

Winner

T Raghumurthy

Male

Rank	Candidate	Party	Total	Share
1	T Raghumurthy Won Male	INC	72,874	43.12%
2	Raveesh Kumar Male	JD(S)	59,335	35.11%
3	K T Kumaraswamy Male	BJP	33,471	19.81%
4	Nota (NOTA)	NOTA	1,730	1.02%
4	K P Bhuthaiah Male	SWARAJ	1,590	0.94%

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	T. Raghumurthy Male INC	38.16%	A Lady Farmer Ravish Kumar.M Male JD(S)	28.92%
2018	T Raghumurthy Male INC	43.12%	Raveesh Kumar Male JD(S)	35.11%
2013	T Raghumurthy Male INC	40.74%	K T Kumaraswamy Male KJP	25.09%
2008	1 Thippeswamy Male BJP	36.01%	2 Shashi Kumar Male INC	35.77%
2004	Sudhakar D Male INC	—	Basavaraj Mandi Mutt Male BJP	—
1999	G Basavaraj Mandimutt Male BJP	25.85%	Thippeswamy Male JD(S)	17.22%
1994	Thippeswamy Male JD	41.68%	N. Jayanna Male INC	27.31%
1989	N. Jayanna Male INC	40.75%	Thippeswamy Male JNP(JP)	24.53%
1985	Thippesamy Male JnP	58.87%	B. L. Gowda Male INC	36.71%
1983	H. C. Shivashankarappa Male JnP	65.20%	B. K. Seetharamaiah Male INC	29.31%
1978	N.Jayanna Male INC(I)	63.17%	B.L.Gowda Male JnP	34.73%
1972	V. Masiyappa Male INC	55.96%	H. C. Shivashankararappa Male NCO	39.76%
1967	B. L. Gowda Male INC	50.84%	G. V. Anjanappa Male PSP	42.63%