In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Chitradurga constituency (AC No. 99) 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.
Chitradurga is one of 104 Assembly seats won by the BJP in 2018 elections.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Chitradurga 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, BJP candidate G H Thippareddy won the Chitradurga Assembly seat after securing 82896 votes. The BJP candidate defeated JD(S) candidate K.C.Veerendra (Pappy) by a margin of 32985 votes.
In 2018, Chitradurga constituency had 251003 electors, including 125340 males and 125620 females.
The constituency had 43 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, 12:36 IST