Assembly constituency 72, reserved (SC), Karnataka

Hubli-Dharwad-East

Abbayya Prasad (INC) won the 2023 election by 32,370 votes, taking 57.47% of the vote to Dr. Kranthi Kiran (BJP)'s 35.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

Latest winnerINCAbbayya Prasad, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202357.47%runner-up 35.70%
Winning margin, 202332,37021.78% of votes cast
Elections on record3INC 3

Result by result

2013 INC 42,353 38.8% vs 26.4%2018 INC 77,080 56.6% vs 41.2%2023 INC 85,426 57.5% vs 35.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2023AssemblyHubli-Dharwad-East
Seat 72
Abbayya Prasad
INC
85,426
57.5%
Dr. Kranthi Kiran
BJP
53,056
35.7%
32,370 votes
21.78%
70.7%
2018AssemblyHubli-Dharwad-East
Seat 72
Abbayya Prasad
INC
77,080
56.6%
Chandrashekar Gokak
BJP
55,613
41.2%
21,467 votes
15.77%
71.4%
2013AssemblyHubli-Dharwad-East
Seat 72
Abbayya Prasad
INC
42,353
38.8%
Veerabhadrappa Halaharavi
BJP
28,831
26.4%
13,522 votes
12.39%
62.6%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.