In Karnataka Assembly Election 2023, Hassan constituency (AC No. 196) in Hassan 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.
Hassan 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 Hassan 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 Preetham J Gowda won the Hassan Assembly seat after securing 63348 votes. The BJP candidate defeated JD(S) candidate H S Prakash by a margin of 13006 votes.
In 2018, Hassan constituency had 212952 electors, including 106284 males and 106658 females.
The constituency had 10 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 06 May 2023, 09:45 IST