Live Status | INC | T. Raghumurthy | Won |
98. Challakere (ST) is a State Assembly/Vidhan Sabha constituency in the Chitradurga district and Central Karnataka region of Karnataka and is a part of the Chitradurga Parliamentary/Lok Sabha constituency.
There are a total of 2,06,504 voters in the constituency that include general voters, NRI voters and service voters. Amongst the general voters 1,04,045 are male, 1,02,423 female and 3 others. The electorate sex ratio in the constituency is 98.41 and the approximate literacy rate is 72%
INC won this seat in the 2013 Karnataka Assembly Elections with a margin of 23,123 votes (15.65%) securing 40.74% of the total votes polled. In 2013 the seat witnessed a voter turnout of 78.39%.
BJP won this seat in the 2008 Assembly Elections with a margin of 289 votes (0.24%) registering 36.01% of the votes polled. In 2018 elections this seat witnessed a voter turnout of 73%.
Check the table below for Challakere live results in the Karnataka Assembly elections 2018:
Party | Votes Polled | % Votes | Candidate Name |
---|---|---|---|
INC | 60,197 | 40.74% | T Raghumurthy WON |
KJP | 37,074 | 25.09% | K T Kumaraswamy |
JD(S) | 27,373 | 18.52% | P Thippeswamy(P. T) |
BJP | 12,981 | 8.78% | G P Jayapalaiah |
BSRCP | 4,233 | 2.86% | L Nagaraju(Naganna) |
IND | 2,568 | 1.74% | B Hanumantharaya |
BSP | 998 | 0.68% | P Palaiah |
SP | 909 | 0.62% | Deepa C |
IND | 813 | 0.55% | Lakshmidevi |
IND | 630 | 0.43% | M Palaiah |
Party | Votes Polled | % Votes | Candidate Name |
---|---|---|---|
BJP | 42,591 | 36.01% | Thippeswamy WON |
INC | 42,302 | 35.77% | Shashikumar |
JD(S) | 23,777 | 20.1% | P. Thippeswamy |
BSP | 3,938 | 3.33% | Dr. Obanna. K. Poojar |
IND | 2,672 | 2.26% | Sanna Suraiah |
JD(U) | 1,804 | 1.53% | G. Bhagirathi Nayaka |
IND | 1,191 | 1.01% | B. Obanna |
Party | Votes Polled | % Votes | Candidate Name |
---|---|---|---|
INC | 59,961 | 45.52% | B. N. Chandrappa WON |
BJP | 40,929 | 31.07% | Janardhana Swamy |
JD(S) | 23,208 | 17.62% | Gullihatty. D. Shekhar |
BSP | 1,935 | 1.47% | T. D. Rajagiri |
AAAP | 1,904 | 1.45% | Mohana Dasari |
IND | 543 | 0.41% | T. Somesh Shilpi |
SP | 512 | 0.39% | S. Meetya Naik |
ANC | 472 | 0.36% | H. Siddagangappa |
IND | 448 | 0.34% | Ganesha |
JD(U) | 442 | 0.34% | M. Kumbaiah |
IND | 392 | 0.3% | T. Bhavana |
IND | 369 | 0.28% | N. S. Manjunatha Nerenahal |
IND | 337 | 0.26% | Basavanagideva Sharanaru |
IND | 270 | 0.2% | T. Dayananda |