Ayush Jain

Assembly constituency 188, Karnataka

Melukote

Dharshan Puttannaiah (SKP) won the 2023 election by 10,862 votes, taking 49.57% of the vote to C. S. Puttaraju (JD(S))'s 43.70%. Below is every result here since 2009.

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Latest winnerSKPDharshan Puttannaiah, 2023
Winner's vote share, 202349.57%runner-up 43.70%
Winning margin, 202310,8625.91% of votes cast
Elections on record3SKP 2, JD(S) 1

Result by result

2013 SKP 80,041 49.8% vs 43.6%2018 JD(S) 96,003 54.9% vs 42.4%2023 SKP 91,151 49.6% vs 43.7%
Solid bars: winner. Faded bars: runner-up. Figures are votes.
YearHouseSeatWinnerVotesRunner-upVotesMarginTurnout
2023AssemblyMelukote
Seat 188		Dharshan Puttannaiah
SKP		91,151
49.6%		C. S. Puttaraju
JD(S)		80,289
43.7%		10,862 votes
5.91%		90.9%
2018AssemblyMelukote
Seat 188		C S Puttaraju
JD(S)		96,003
54.9%		Darshan Puttannaiah
SWI		73,779
42.4%		22,224 votes
12.70%		90.7%
2013AssemblyMelukote
Seat 188		K.S.Puttannaiah
SKP		80,041
49.8%		C.S.Puttaraju
JD(S)		70,193
43.6%		9,848 votes
6.12%		84.1%

Source: Election Commission of India results, 2009 onwards.