In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Challakere constituency (AC No. 98) in Chitradurga 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.
Challakere 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 Challakere 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 T Raghumurthy won the Challakere Assembly seat after securing 72874 votes. The INC candidate defeated JD(S) candidate Raveesh Kumar by a margin of 13539 votes.
In 2018, Challakere constituency had 208942 electors, including 105191 males and 103748 females.
The constituency had 3 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.
(Published 05 May 2023, 12:34 IST)
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