In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Hosakote constituency (AC No. 178) in Bangalore Rural 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. Hosakote is one of the two seats won by Independent candidates in 2018 elections.
Use the map below to check the winner and the winning party of the Hosakote constituency in the Karnataka election 2023. You can also check the winning margin and details of the runner-up party and candidate.
In Karnataka 2019 bypolls, IND candidate Sharath Kumar Bachegowda won the Hosakote Assembly seat after securing 81,671 votes. The IND candidate defeated BJP candidate M T B Nagaraj by a margin of 13521 votes.
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, 11:56 IST