Assembly constituency 178, Karnataka

Hosakote

Sharath Kumar Bachegowda (INC) won the 2023 election by 5,075 votes, taking 50.13% of the vote to N Nagaraju (BJP)'s 47.80%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCSharath Kumar Bachegowda, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202350.13%runner-up 47.80%
Winning margin, 20235,0752.37% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 3

Result by result

2013 INC 85,238 51.2% vs 46.9%2018 INC 98,824 51.2% vs 47.4%2023 INC 1,07,220 50.1% vs 47.8%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2023AssemblyHosakote
Seat 178
Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
INC
1,07,220
50.1%
N Nagaraju
BJP
1,02,145
47.8%
5,075 votes
2.37%
90.9%
2018AssemblyHosakote
Seat 178
N Nagaraju (M.T.B)
INC
98,824
51.2%
Sharath Kumar Bachegowda
BJP
91,227
47.4%
7,597 votes
3.93%
91.7%
2013AssemblyHosakote
Seat 178
M.T.B. Nagaraj
INC
85,238
51.2%
B N Bachegowda
BJP
78,099
46.9%
7,139 votes
4.29%
91.0%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.