In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Hubli-Dharwad East constituency (AC No. 72) in Dharwad district voted on May 10. Over 5 crore registered voters were eligible to exercise their franchise in Karnataka polls this year.
The term of the 224-member Legislative Assembly of Karnataka is scheduled to end on May 24, 2023.
Hubli-Dharwad East is one of 78 Assembly seats won by the INC in 2018 elections.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Hubli-Dharwad East constituency in the Karnataka election 2023. You can also check the winning margin and details of the runner-up party and candidate.
In Karnataka election 2018, INC candidate Abbayya Prasad won the Hubli-Dharwad East Assembly seat after securing 77080 votes. The INC candidate defeated BJP candidate Chandrashekar Gokak by a margin of 21467 votes.
In 2018, Hubli-Dharwad East constituency had 194209 electors, including 97934 males and 96264 females.
The constituency had 11 third gender voters in 2018.
After the 2018 polls, JD(S) and Congress formed a coalition government with H D Kumaraswamy as the Chief Minister.
However, the coalition government collapsed in 2019 following resignations of 13 rebel Congress and JD(S) MLAs. The BJP subsequently formed a government with B S Yediyurappa becoming the Chief Minister.
In 2021, the BJP strongman resigned from the CM's post after which Basavaraj Bommai became the CM.
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